Macau scam

noun

Macau scam

noun

Etymology From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong-makaw.

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Malaysia A scam where criminals impersonate a legal authority, a lottery, a kidnapper demanding a ransom, or a bank authority, to trick people into paying them money.

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