a put-up job

(informal)

an attempt to trick or deceive someone At the time he seemed honest enough, but later, after I'd given him the money, I realized it was a put-up job.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alexandrine	al-eg-zan-DREEN (French), ah-lek-sahn-DREE-nə (German)	French, German
ÁSketill	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Louis	loo-EE (French), LOO-is (English)	French, English, Dutch
Sanni	-	Finnish
Taichi	tah-ee-chee	Japanese
Timaios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek