trick into

phrasal verb

tricked into; tricking into; tricks into

: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)

He was tricked into buying the car.

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These include fake celebrity endorsements for products she’s never promoted, ticket scams where fans are tricked into buying nonexistent concert tickets and fraudulent product giveaways. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024 As a result, credit reporting agencies were tricked into starting a pristine new credit file for the person. —

Frank McKenna, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Carly Rowena, a 37-year-old fitness instructor, was tricked into sending £5 716.60 worth of digital assets to a scammer who promised her sizable returns on her crypto. —

Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 Someone needs to be distracted for only a brief moment to be tricked into falling for a phishing email, especially one that looks real or seems to come from a legitimate email address. —

Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trick into