The study seeks to explore the olden days and contemporary tricks deployed by fraudlers in rubbing off their victims of their valuable possessions, money, food items etc. The study used both primary and secondary means in collecting its data and descriptive survey data analysis was used in order to analyses the study’s data. The study revealed among other things that the fraudulent activities via tricking has negative effects on both the victims as well as their communities. The study also recommends that fraudlers be exposed among the communities and people should morally upright as there is no short-cut to richness.