confidence trick
noun (British English)(North American English confidence game)
(formal)an act of cheating or tricking somebody by persuading them to believe something that is not true 自信骗局：通过说服某人相信不正确的事情来欺骗或欺骗某人的行为 They were the innocent victims of an elaborate confidence trick. 他们是精心设计的信任骗局的无辜受害者。