frustrat-, frustra- +

Capable of being frustrated or defeated.

Not frustrable; that which cannot be frustrated or rendered ineffectual.

A general reference to any type of fraud scheme that uses one or more online services; such as, e-mail, chat rooms, message boards, or web sites, to present fraudulent solicitations, or scams, to prospective victims.

Used to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of a fraud to financial institutions, or to others connected with the scam.

Fraud by with the use of forged documents or false claims or perjury; which misleads a court, or jury, and produces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud or scam.

Consisting of acts, omissions, or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty, trust, or confidence.

To frustrate again.

1. A fraudulent business scheme for making money by dishonest means.
2. To deprive of with deceit; such as, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme; especially, for making a quick profit; a swindle.
3. Etymology: from 1963, used as a noun and/or a verb; U.S. slang; said to be a carnival term, of unknown origin; however, it is obviously related to "fraud" in meaning.

Someone who swindles others by means of deception or fraud; sometimes by "spamming" on the internet.

1. Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail, often for fraudulent purposes.
2. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; very often for purposes of scamming.
3. Etymology: from Spam (trademark used for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf); probably inspired by a comedy routine on the British television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus", in which the word was repeated over and over again.

To bamboozle (scam) people out of their money is an age-old ruse. The internet is a great tool for investors, allowing people to research investments and to trade securities with unprecedented ease. Unfortunately, the lack of rules on the internet also makes it a perfect place for fraud to flourish.

1. A fraud, or a scam, committed by means of electronic communication; such as, with a telephone or a modem.
2. A situation where a person concocts a scheme to defraud or obtain money based on false representation or promises.

This criminal act is done using electronic communications or an interstate communications facility. Like any type of fraud, wire fraud is a federal offense. People can be found guilty for their misuse of a communication facility, regardless of whether their scheme actually defrauded anyone.