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What's "scam for" mean? Is this a phrasal verb?

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Rebecca

To "scam for [something]" means to trick or "swindle" someone to get something. This isn't a phrasal verb! The preposition "for" indicates the purpose of the "scamming" here. Although, I wouldn't say it's common to scam someone for "books," usually it's for money or something valuable. Ex: They scammed him for everything he had. Left him penniless. Ex: I've heard scammers are now scamming people by luring them with Bitcoin.

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