Word · C2
laestafa
noun · feminineC2#6510 most commonAudio · coming soon
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scam; fraud
Lo llamaron para decirle que había ganado un viaje, pero era una estafa. They called to tell him he had won a trip, but it was a scam.
La policía detuvo a tres personas acusadas de una estafa piramidal. The police arrested three people accused of running a pyramid scheme.
No des tus datos bancarios por teléfono: podría ser una estafa. Don't give your bank details over the phone: it could be a scam.
Don't confuse
- fraudefraude is the broader word (tax fraud, electoral fraud); estafa is a trick to get someone's money.
Common combinations
- caer en una estafa
- una estafa piramidal
- denunciar una estafa