trick into
phrasal verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.
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Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The bill also recognizes the plight of those tricked into this situation and ensures they’re treated with compassion while being relocated lawfully.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
But in some cases, banks have resisted paying back customers who were tricked into making the payments themselves.
—Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
But banks said all claims do not involve actual fraud or end up being a case where banks are required under law to reimburse a customer using a payment app, such as if they were tricked into paying $500 or $1,000 as part of an online puppy-for-sale scam.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The bill also recognizes the plight of those tricked into this situation and ensures they’re treated with compassion while being relocated lawfully.
—Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
But in some cases, banks have resisted paying back customers who were tricked into making the payments themselves.
—Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
But banks said all claims do not involve actual fraud or end up being a case where banks are required under law to reimburse a customer using a payment app, such as if they were tricked into paying $500 or $1,000 as part of an online puppy-for-sale scam.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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