also, fleecing is commonly used as a slang term for being ripped off A ripoff is a bad financial transaction. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person overpays for something. A ripoff is distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as fraud; whether or not something is a ripoff, on the other hand, is in the eye of the beholder, or an unfair transaction.

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