Related Clues:

• Praise
• Conned
• Took in
• Threw off the scent
• Deceived
• Hoodwinked
• Took for a ride
• Used weasel words
• Took the wrong way
• Planted a red herring, say
• Taken the wrong way
• Gave false info to
• Gave false hope to
• Smiled, having been deceived
• Sent in the wrong direction or deceived