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🕵️ The Great Pretenders

Not everything that glitters is gold — let’s talk fakes and frauds !
#vocabulary

🐍 snake oil — something that is described or sold as being useful but that has no value and may be harmful.
E.g.: He peddles snake oil and miracle cures to desperate people who can't afford health insurance.

💸 mountebank — a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money.
E.g.: The mountebank was arrested for attempting to sell fake diamonds to a jeweler.

🦆 a quack — a person who falsely pretends to have medical skills or knowledge.
E.g.: That quack almost killed me by prescribing the wrong medication.

🎩 con artist — a person who tricks other people in order to get their money.
E.g.: The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.

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🕵️ The Great Pretenders

Not everything that glitters is gold — let’s talk fakes and frauds !
#vocabulary

🐍 snake oil — something that is described or sold as being useful but that has no value and may be harmful.
E.g.: He peddles snake oil and miracle cures to desperate people who can't afford health insurance.

💸 mountebank — a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money.
E.g.: The mountebank was arrested for attempting to sell fake diamonds to a jeweler.

🦆 a quack — a person who falsely pretends to have medical skills or knowledge.
E.g.: That quack almost killed me by prescribing the wrong medication.

🎩 con artist — a person who tricks other people in order to get their money.
E.g.: The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.

@blablaclubnews

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