Predicate: scam
Roleset id: scam.01 , cheat, swindle out of or into something, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
scam.01: SCAM-V NOTES: Roleset based on instances in wsj-nw. Framed by Claire. (from scam.01-v) SCAM-N NOTES: Based on Bolt data. Comparison to Scam.01-v. No VN or FN classes. Framed by Katie. (from scam.01-n)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| scam (v.) | | |
| scam (n.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: scammer
Arg1-PPT: person, entity scammed
Arg2-VSP: thing stolen, scammed-out of arg1 source
Arg3-PRD: action arg1 is scammed, fooled into doing
Example: scam-v: Args 0 & 1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
The rogues ' gallery of planners involved includes some convicted felons , a compulsive gambler or two , various businessmen who had planned their own previous ventures right into bankruptcy , and one man who-1 *T*-1 scammed his wife 's grandmother .
Argm-slc: who-1 *--> one man
Arg0: *T*-1
Rel: scammed
Arg1: his wife's grandmother
Example: scam-v: Args 0, 1, 2
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
A local gold dealer's clients across the country say he scammed them out of more than $1 million.
Arg0: he
Rel: scammed
Arg1: them
Arg2: out of more than $1 million
Example: scam-v: Args 0, 1, 3
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
He scammed them into investing in two bogus companies.
Arg0: He
Rel: scammed
Arg1: them
Arg3: into investing in two bogus companies
Example: scam-v: Arg 2 as NP object, arg1 prepositional
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
He scammed 10 million out of them.
Arg0: He
Rel: scammed
Arg2: 10 million
Arg1: out of them
Example: scam-n: nearly all args
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
government tax payer scam of over 1 billion dollars
Arg0: government
Arg1: tax payer
Rel: scam
Arg2: of over 1 billion dollars