swindle

(noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme. Synonyms: cheat, rig. Examples: "That book is a fraud."

(verb) deprive of by deceit. Synonyms: victimize, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con. Examples: "He swindled me out of my inheritance." "She defrauded the customers who trusted her." "The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change."