exit scam

noun

A confidence trick where an established (usually illegal) business stops shipping orders while continuing to receive payments because of its previously good reputation, and then absconds with the money.

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Meanings

nounexit scam (plural exit scams)

plural exit scams

  1. A confidence trick where an established (usually illegal) business stops shipping orders while continuing to receive payments because of its previously good reputation, and then absconds with the money.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 退場騙局 /退场骗局
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APA

exit scam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exit%20scam

MLA

“exit scam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exit%20scam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exit scam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exit%20scam.

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