confidence trick
noun🔊/ˈkɒnfɪdəns trɪk/
🔊/ˈkɑːnfɪdəns trɪk/
(British English) (North American English confidence game)
(formal)an act of cheating or tricking somebody by persuading them to believe something that is not true They were the innocent victims of an elaborate confidence trick. 他们是精心制作的自信骗局的无辜受害者。