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/Sounds like "KWEHN" (as in "quest") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "DEHL" (as in "debt") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "oh" (as in "oh")/

Meaning

A classic scam where someone convinces a victim there's a family member or acquaintance in trouble to extract money. The uncle scam is as old as deception itself, and somehow it keeps working.

Examples

They called her with the uncle scam and she lost all her savings.

Watch out for the uncle scam, it's a common fraud.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Tramoya

In Spain, to hook up or have a sexual or romantic encounter. The social objective of many Spanish nights out, the reason half the people are there in the first place.