conned

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The second, Joan, a middle-aged heiress in Florida, was conned by Ken into believing that he was Jewish and a canny businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A romance fraudster who conned men into spending tens of thousands of pounds to fund her lavish lifestyle has been jailed.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He invested in and then reputedly conned the 1980s rich-kids “Billionaire Boys Club” private-school students’ investment group.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Hoping to claw back some of the money, Mr Rushe was conned out of another £20,000.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

He had begun listening to his mother with the dulled ear of someone who was about to be conned and knew it.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison