scambaiting

English

Etymology

From scam +‎ baiting.

Noun

scambaiting (uncountable)

(Internet) The practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, usually the Nigerian scam, in order to waste the scammer’s time and resources.

Translations

posing as a scam victim to waste the time of the scammer

French: scambaiting m
Russian: скамбейтинг m (skambɛjting), скамбэйтинг m (skambɛjting)

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