Pyramid scheme, e.g. Crossword Clue

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SCAM

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(noun)
1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PYRAMID (noun)
1. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
2. a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
PYRAMID (verb)
1. arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
2. enlarge one’s holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
SCHEME (verb)
1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
2. devise a system or form a scheme for
SCHEME (noun)
1. a schematic or preliminary plan
2. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SCAM
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