A scheming trick; a swindle.

欺骗性的；诈取的；骗来的。

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It is a swindle, pure and simple.

这简直是欺骗。这纯粹是欺骗。

youdao

It was a swindle, and not at all like the conduct of a great man.

这是欺诈，根本就不是一个伟人该有的行为。

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The lawsuit is on behalf of investors who bought shares inflated by a swindle and sold them after the swindle was exposed.

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The truth is there is a seller for every buyer, so any big pension fund is just as likely to have made money off of a swindle as the other way around.

FORBES: Class-Action Lawyers Fight For Piece Of JPMorgan Case

He bases his claim on the "stark evidence of fraud" that occurred in Picower's Madoff accounts, suggesting that Picower "knew or should have known" he was profiting from a swindle and implausible rates of return--some as high as 950% annually--which should have sent up red flags.

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