put-up job

A deliberate attempt to con or deceive someone. The want ad ended up being a put-up job designed to scam money from unsuspecting victims.

a ˌput-up ˈjob

(British English, informal) something that is planned to trick or deceive somebody: The whole thing was a put-up job. He set fire to the shop himself so that he could claim the insurance money.

See also: job

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See also:

put-up job
set (one) up with (someone or something)
set up
ease (someone) into (something)
land (something)
land a job
on the job
give (one) the sack
make (the) big bucks
ease into (something)

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