Usually of roofing tiles or shingles, shaped and laid in such a way that they resemble the scales of a fish.

Alternative form of fishscale; uncut cocaine.

Alternative form of HO scale

A confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim in order to commit fraud.

(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.

Alternative form of scanathon

plural of scan-a-thon

A scam in which the solicitor offers large sums of money in return for a smaller up front investment.

Abbreviation of conical scanning.

A consumer fraud that involves criminals attempting to make victims fall in love with or marry them, and tricking them into paying them money.