Swindle (verb)

1. To cheat or defraud someone out of money or property.
2. To obtain something by fraudulent means.

Origin:

From the middle english word "swindlen", from the old english "swindan" meaning "to deceive".

Examples:

1. He swindled his investors out of millions of dollars.
2. She was swindled out of her inheritance by her greedy family members.
3. The con artist swindled the elderly woman out of her savings.
4. The company was accused of swindling its customers through false advertising.
5. He was arrested for swindling the government by submitting false invoices.