bamboozlement

noun bamboozlement

• trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
• chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
• deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
• fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
• scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.