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  • adjective Of or relating to scam.

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From scam.

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Examples

  • Aside from the questionable right of anyone in particular to "convene" this highly decentralized movement, a $549 registration fee has raised hackles in many circles, and it's not clear how legitimate the Nashville gathering-denounced this week by the highly influential RedState founder Erick Erickson as "scammy" - will turn out to be.

    Featured Articles 2010

  • I put a lot of time and effort into advising writers to NOT go with Publish America or any of the other "scammy" vanity presses.

    So True Editorial Anonymous 2010

  • Earlier this week we took a stand to fight Internet scams, and in recent months, we've also put a new procedure in place to eradicate "scammy" ads.

    Ad policies — the year in review 2009

  • Clearly if they are asking for any money up front I would say that it sounds "scammy".

    BiggerPockets Forums Rubijevsky 2010

  • A class-action lawsuit filed only two months ago against Facebook for promoting "scammy" offer-based ads has been dropped, according to MediaPost.

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2010

  • She would only say that "scammy" advertisers make up a small minority of the AdWords total.

    ARN News 2010

  • She would only say that "scammy" advertisers make up a small minority of the AdWords total.

    Macworld UK News 2010

  • She would only say that "scammy" advertisers make up a small minority of the AdWords total.

    PC Advisor News 2010

  • For those of you that have seen the 'scammy' sites on the internet that promise you can make millions of dollars online Mary warns that this is not the promise being made here and that most of those sites are false representations of earnings you can make.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • For those of you that have seen the 'scammy' sites on the internet that promise you can make millions of dollars online Mary warns that this is not the promise being made here and that most of those sites are false representations of earnings you can make.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2009

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