collective noun for robbery; swindle; kidnap or any criminal activitites

telling a lie (spoken)

the act of cheating / conning others

Cheat all the people

the act of lying to / deceiving / swindling others

(a merchant who) cheats the customer by rigging the scales

alias

rip off (money); to cheat money

to mooch (to cheat someone for food); to hoax and swindle or rely on deceptive tricks to make a living; to not do much at work [colloquial]

cheating for free meals

to cheat; to bilk [colloquial]

lit. to lie to a ghost, meaning to lie

a feeble attempt to trick someone or to lure someone into a trap that is very easy to see through

to be deceived

(literally: a fortune teller may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time will tell who you can trust; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth (whilst others may lie to you); time will witness the truth; would I lie to you? [colloquial]

to rely on hoax and swindle; using deceptive means

(literally: a Fengshui master may deceive you for only eight or ten years); time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?

literally: 'a Fung Shui master can fool you for only eight to ten years, but not for a whole life'; time will tell; you will realise with time that I am telling you the truth; time will witness the truth; would I lie to you?