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scam

attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence
Event type_of_crime Q7023752
scam
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scam

Summary

scam is a type of crime[1]. scam draws 1,564 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_crime category, ranking #18 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • scam's instance of is recorded as type of crime[3].
  • scam's main regulatory text is recorded as Penal code of Brazil[4].
  • scam's main regulatory text is recorded as Portuguese Criminal Code[5].
  • scam is a type of fraud[6].
  • scam is a type of financial crime[7].
  • scam is a type of theft[8].
  • scam is a type of dumbing down[9].
  • scam's Commons category is recorded as Scams[10].
  • scam's said to be the same as is recorded as scam (spanish)[11].
  • scam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Confidence tricks[12].
  • scam's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ambito.com/estafas-a5126283[13].
  • scam's described at URL is recorded as https://tn.com.ar/tags/estafa/[14].
  • scam's described at URL is recorded as https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies/international-financial-scams.html[15].
  • scam's topic has template is recorded as Template:Scams and confidence tricks[16].
  • scam's uses is recorded as trust[17].
  • scam's has list is recorded as list of confidence tricks[18].
  • scam's permanent duplicated item is recorded as scam (spanish)[19].
  • scam's practiced by is recorded as confidence trickster[20].
  • scam's practiced by is recorded as con artist[21].
  • scam's practiced by is recorded as charlatan[22].
  • scam's practiced by is recorded as tufayli[23].

Body

Context

scam's instance of is recorded as type of crime[3].

Why It Matters

scam draws 1,564 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_crime category, ranking #18 of 61).[2] scam has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] scam is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . as.com. as.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . eldiariodelapampa.com.ar. eldiariodelapampa.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of confidence tricks
    Said to be the same as → scam (spanish)
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 122767
    Main regulatory text → Penal code of Brazil, Portuguese Criminal Code
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 171, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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