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Fraudulent scheme   /frˈɔdʒələnt skim/   Listen
Fraudulent scheme

noun
1.
An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit.  Synonyms: illegitimate enterprise, racket.






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"Fraudulent scheme" Quotes from Famous Books



... promote an enterprise known as the Emma Mine. He gave the recommendation, I have no doubt, in entire good faith. The stock of that mine went down. The investors lost their money, and great complaint was made that he had used his official position to promote a fraudulent scheme. He was compelled to withdraw from the Mission. He was not recalled, but came home on leave of absence, and resigned here. So he was not obliged to take formal leave. But the stock of the mine afterward became exceedingly valuable, and the public regretted the ...
— Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 • George Hoar



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