Deceptive Advertising Practices

noun a person who sells small items or food, often using aggressive or dishonest sales tactics

• The huckster tried to sell his questionable products to unsuspecting customers.
• I can't believe that huckster is still trying to pull one over on people.
• That huckster is a real scam artist.
• Don't be fooled by the huckster's smooth talking, he's only out for himself.

noun a type of malware that tricks users into downloading malicious software by presenting false alarms or threats

• Scareware is a type of malware that tricks users into believing their computer is infected in order to sell them unnecessary software.
• I fell for that scareware pop-up and ended up wasting money on a useless antivirus program.
• Don't click on any sketchy ads or you might end up with some scareware junk on your computer.
• The fear of scareware spreading throughout the network kept the IT team on high alert.