our family was scammed vs our family was cheated

Both phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably. They both convey the idea that someone in the family fell victim to a fraudulent scheme or deceitful act. The choice between 'scammed' and 'cheated' depends on personal preference or the specific tone or style desired in the sentence.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 700 views

our family was scammed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone in the family was a victim of a scam or fraudulent activity.

This phrase is used to describe situations where a family member has been deceived or tricked into giving away money or valuables through a fraudulent scheme.

Examples:

Our family was scammed by a fake charity organization.
It was heartbreaking to find out that our family was scammed out of their life savings.
The elderly members of our family were scammed by a phone scammer pretending to be from the bank.
Our family was scammed into buying a faulty product online.
The entire neighborhood was shocked to hear that our family was scammed by a con artist.

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After 10 years of waiting, our family was finally reunited.
Our family was on the Underground Railroad.
Sarah, the only person who had cancer in our family was daisy.
And her completely fictional take on what our family was.
Geez, our family was freaky enough before all of this happened.
For many generations, our family was affected with an evil curse.
Nobody in our family was musical.
The bellwether for whether our family was broke or not was breakfast.
It was obvious who the star in our family was.
This morning, I felt like our family was falling apart.
Our family was you and me and pa.
But, you know, our family wasn't that bad.
I thought, if I told him our family was in hiding, a blood feud would help him understand why.
When we lived in brooklyn, I might have had To take the subway to school and make my own clothes, But at least our family was happy.
The affection within our family was considered unusual, but, much as he adored us all, my father's indulgence had its limits.
But he believed our family was cursed... and when his parents were killed, he went mad.
Eventually... our family was torn apart.
So, our family was in New York City, and we actually were able to get Seymour to pick up the phone at his townhouse.
My memory of Lucien goes back to a time when our family was happy.
He was dating Amanda, and she had him convinced that our family was somehow involved in the terrible things that her father did.

Alternatives:

our family fell victim to a scam
our family was defrauded
our family was swindled
our family was duped
our family was tricked

our family was cheated

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone in the family was a victim of deceit or dishonesty.

This phrase is used to describe situations where a family member has been treated unfairly or deceived in a way that involves dishonesty or trickery.

Examples:

Our family was cheated by a dishonest contractor.
It's sad to think that our family was cheated by someone they trusted.
The children realized that our family was cheated out of their inheritance.
Our family was cheated by a smooth-talking salesman.
The entire community sympathized when they heard that our family was cheated out of their property.

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After 10 years of waiting, our family was finally reunited.
Our family was on the Underground Railroad.
Sarah, the only person who had cancer in our family was daisy.
And her completely fictional take on what our family was.
Geez, our family was freaky enough before all of this happened.
For many generations, our family was affected with an evil curse.
Nobody in our family was musical.
The bellwether for whether our family was broke or not was breakfast.
It was obvious who the star in our family was.
This morning, I felt like our family was falling apart.
Our family was you and me and pa.
But, you know, our family wasn't that bad.
I thought, if I told him our family was in hiding, a blood feud would help him understand why.
When we lived in brooklyn, I might have had To take the subway to school and make my own clothes, But at least our family was happy.
The affection within our family was considered unusual, but, much as he adored us all, my father's indulgence had its limits.
But he believed our family was cursed... and when his parents were killed, he went mad.
Eventually... our family was torn apart.
So, our family was in New York City, and we actually were able to get Seymour to pick up the phone at his townhouse.
My memory of Lucien goes back to a time when our family was happy.
He was dating Amanda, and she had him convinced that our family was somehow involved in the terrible things that her father did.

Alternatives:

our family was deceived
our family was swindled
our family was defrauded
our family was tricked
our family was taken advantage of

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our family was scammed vs our family was cheated