noun (n)

• a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, gyp, hustle, sting
  

  source: wordnet30
• A freak; a trick; a lie.(noun)

  source: webster1913