noun

  1. phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
オレオレ詐欺 オレオレさぎ
 
 
 
 
おれおれ詐欺 おれおれさぎ
俺俺詐欺 おれおれさぎ
 
 
俺おれ詐欺 おれおれさぎ
 
 
おれ俺詐欺 おれおれさぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lie, falsehood, deceive
サ いつわ.る (9th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
though, notwithstanding, while
サ サク -なが.ら (Kentei Pre-1)
deceit, cheat, delude
ギ あざむ.く (8th, N1)
that
キ ゴ それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い カン うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)