loot -
To steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot
After the hurricane had destroyed the town, its desperate residents looted stores for basic supplies.
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gouge -
To overcharge or swindle; also to use a sharp tool to remove inner material from something.
Someone who doesn't understand how cars work may be gouged by the mechanic when the bill comes.
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fake -
Something that is made to seem real or true, sometimes in order to trick someone.
She chose to buy a coat with fake fur because it cost so much less.
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extortion -
The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
The mafia would go to a store, and say "We will make sure your store doesn't burn down if you give us money every month", in an obvious act of extortion.
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rook -
To take money from someone by cheating, defrauding, or overcharging them
Customers tend to get rooked by companies who are able to price their products very high because of the brand name.
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swindle -
A fraudulent scheme or action
Some people think that the government taxing them is its own sort of swindle.
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mugger -
A person who attacks and robs another in a public place
Darlene thought she was safe walking on a public street in broad daylight until a mugger ran off with her purse.
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huckster -
A person who sells things of questionable value
At the county fair, the huckster was selling tickets to a concert that had been cancelled. .
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finagle -
To get something in an indirect or dishonest way.
Brad didn't have a ticket to the sold-out rock concert, but he figured he could finagle his way in somehow.
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bamboozle -
To cheat or fool.
When Fred and Joan investigated and added up the numbers, they realized that the great deal they had purchased on the internet was all a lie, and that they had been bamboozled.
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mooch -
To ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it
Vance was on his way to work and didn't have time to talk to the bum who wanted to mooch off of him.
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leech -
A person who extorts profit from or sponges on others
Joan loved Barry, but because he never worked and just played video games all day, she was concerned that he was just a leech and didn't really love her in return.
