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Macau scam
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English
Etymology
From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare tl lutong-makaw.
Noun
en Malaysia A scam where criminals impersonate a legal authority, a lottery, a kidnapper demanding a ransom, or a bank authority, to trick people into paying them money.
en 419 fraud
en Crime