e/Black money scam

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has gloss	eng: The black money scam, sometimes also known as the wash wash scam, is a scam where con artists attempt to fraudulently obtain money from a victim by persuading him or her that piles of banknote-sized paper in a trunk or a safe is really money which has been dyed black (e.g. to avoid detection by customs). The victim is persuaded to pay for chemicals to wash the "money" with a promise that he will share in the proceeds.
lexicalization	eng: black money scam
instance of	(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco game, bunco, confidence game, bunko game, con, flimflam, bunko, gyp, sting, confidence trick, con game, hustle