Tech Support Scam

When someone from India cold calls you and says you have a problem with your "dextop" computer. They use scare tactics, such as the Event Viewer (eventvwr) and the Tree command in Command Prompt to try and convince you that you have a "wirus" on your "dextop." They ask you to pay a large sum of money for the "fixes," and if you don't pay, they try to put syskey on your computer, which locks you out of your computer. Popular topic for Youtubers and pranksters.

#1: Did you get that call from Microsoft yesterday?
#2: No, it was a Tech Support Scam. It was not Microsoft.

by Scam Buster August 29, 2016

scamazon

Ordering an item on Amazon and claiming it never arrived to your home which results in a refund and you can keep the item.

How'd you get that grinder?

I scamazoned it.

by Arnie2016 May 16, 2016

spam scam

Intrusive e-mail attacks by internet swindlers.

"Most AOL (America On-Line Subscribers) are stupid and gullible, so AOL sells their addresses to spam scammers. Only an idiot would fall for these schemes."

by j e walker April 28, 2003

Josh Bartch Scam

Similar to a pyramid scheme, it involves investing money in fraudulent companies to increase the value for share holders aka. pump and dump.

"I lost 40 thousand dollars in that Josh Bartch Scam."

by Eddie Bells April 12, 2022

Murphy scam

A robbery scam where a woman poses as a prostitute and lures the john/mark into a room. When they are in bed, the woman's male partner rushes in, usually brandishing a gun and posing as a jealous husband or jilted lover. The mark leaves in a hurry, without his clothes or valuables. The perpetrators, or "Murphy artists" collect their loot and escape.

A similar version was used in the movie Porky's as a prank involving a black guy with a machete, chasing the naked crew into the woods.

New Orleans used to be the capital of the Murphy scam.

by Dr. Badwrench February 22, 2008

sarms

What a bunch of beta males take when they can’t make gains.

That guy isn’t natty because he takes Sarms.

by Sarms May 31, 2021

Scamburglar

A person who is tricky, deceptive, deceiving, and scams people from their money.

I received a fake offer for a business opportunity from a scamburglar.

by abobbyspence June 15, 2018