Con (verb) — يحتال: To trick or swindle someone — a con. Also a noun for the confidence trick itself. Not conceal (to hide), and not a 'con' in a list of disadvantages. Below are 8 words with a similar meaning; the linked ones have full GL Dictionary entries with their meaning in Arabic.
To cheat someone out of money; a fraud.
mislead; trick; delude; fool; cheat; lie to; betray; hoodwink
A dishonest scheme for gaining money.
To act dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage — also a person who cheats, or an act of deception; breaking rules for personal gain
A person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of; to deceive or trick someone into believing something false or acting against their own interests
trickdefraudhoodwink
A swindle that first wins someone's trust, then cheats them — a confidence-trick is a con, not confidence-in a method, not in-confidence (privately), and not…
A seabird; to deceive someone.
A trick to deceive people into believing something false.