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scam +‎ bait

Verb

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scambait (third-person singular simple present scambaits, present participle scambaiting, simple past and past participle scambaited)

  1. (Internet) To pose as a potential victim of a scam, usually the Nigerian scam, in order to waste the scammer's time and resources.