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Yes. A hoax is "a deliberate deception or fraud".
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What does the word ruse mean?
An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.
What does 'Bah Humbug' mean?
"Bah Humbug!" means that whoever says that does not want to be happy or enjoy the Christmas season.
What is impersonating mean?
pretend to be another person as enteriment or in order to deceive someone.
What does outfox mean?
defeat or deceive (someone) by being more clever or cunning than they are; outwit.
What does pretension mean?
pretense means a behavior in a genuine but they deceive someone or something
What does organized scheme to defraud mean?
An organized scheme to defraud means someone has intentionally planned to con another out of money or property. The person committing fraud would have acted under false pretenses to gain the trust of another before committing the crime.
What does lie or deceive mean?
To lie means to intentionally give false information while deceiving means to mislead or trick someone into believing something that is not true. Both actions involve causing someone to believe something that is not accurate.
What does deceive meen?
It mean to be dishonest
What does soft deceitful wiles mean?
Are you reading "A Poison Tree?" Wiles are sly tricks, strategies intended to deceive someone into trusting. Thank you!
What does the Idiom to throw dust into one's eyes mean?
To mislead;to deceive The image is of someone throwing dust into your eyes so that you cannot see.
What do excessive hand gestures mean?
someone who is trying to deceive you? why? cos when someone is trying to sell you something or tell you something you look to their face for visual clues as to whether they are being honest or not. i..e "poker face"...but using exessive hand gestures distracts your attention from them...it can confuse you a bit...hence it is used to deceive you
What does deceive another person mean?
To conceal the truth.
