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i got conned vs i got scammed

Both phrases, 'I got conned' and 'I got scammed,' are correct and commonly used in English to express being deceived or tricked. They can be used interchangeably in informal contexts.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 2866 views

i got conned

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express being deceived or tricked.

This phrase is informal and is used to convey that someone has been tricked or deceived in a situation.

Examples:

I can't believe I got conned into buying that fake watch.
He got conned into investing in a fraudulent scheme.
She realized she got conned after receiving the counterfeit product.

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If word gets out he got conned, you're dead.
He probably doesn't want his fae bosses to know he got conned.
He got conned into letting some little runaway bed down in his apartment while she looks for a job and gets settled.
You think you're the first person that ever got conned?
I can't believe we got conned into babysitting.
Lando conned somebody out of it.
Money that Dante Cole conned from retirees in Scottsdale.
That you got conned by the very con men who you forced to entrap the members of Congress in the first place?
Your father conned a very connected, very dangerous man.
We know you conned us into getting you out of jail.
Nick conned her like everybody else.
He conned me into every policy in the world.
The settlers we conned into coming here took to fighting.
I conned a key from the storage company.
In 1927, Gentleman James Grainger conned three marks simultaneously using the Spanish Prisoner scam.
He probably conned his way in.
I think that's the program who conned me.
He conned me and embarrassed me.
I conned my way into the morgue.
I can't believe Fletcher conned me.

Alternatives:

I was deceived
I was tricked
I was fooled
I was swindled
I was duped

i got scammed

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express being deceived or tricked.

This phrase is informal and is used to convey that someone has been tricked or deceived in a situation.

Examples:

She realized she got scammed when she received the fake product.
He got scammed by an online fraudster.
I can't believe I got scammed into giving away my personal information.

Alternatives:

I was deceived
I was tricked
I was fooled
I was swindled
I was duped

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