bilk

 informalverb [ trans. ]1 obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud : government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars.• obtain (money) fraudulently : some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers.2 archaic evade; elude : I ducked into the pantry, bilking Edward for the third time this week.