Related Clues:

• The Police leader
• Phony deal
• Elaborate lie
• Shell game
• Play for a fool
• Trickster's deception
• A criminal may be caught in one
• Bilk
• Patsy's downfall
• Pigeon drop, e.g.
• Scam
• Gamblers' card game
• Deceptive scheme
• Quack
• Money-losing proposition