Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
it had a feel of scam written all over it
Portuguese translation:
estava na cara que era um golpe
English term
but it had a feel of scam written all over it
Feb 24, 2017 23:36: Matheus Chaud changed "Term asked" from "but it had a feel of scam written all over" to "a feel of scam written all over it"
Feb 25, 2017 00:28: Matheus Chaud changed "Term asked" from "a feel of scam written all over it" to "but it had a feel of scam written all over it"
Mar 29, 2017 01:31: Matheus Chaud changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1916681">lmrocha's</a> old entry - "but it had a feel of scam written all over it"" to ""mas estava na cara que era um golpe""
Proposed translations
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
mas estava na cara que era um golpe
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Rafael Barros
3 mins
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Obrigada, Rafael!
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
10 hrs
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Obrigada, Salvador!
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ferreirac
11 hrs
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Obrigada, Cícero!
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expressisverbis
: Ou "estava estampado na cara que era um esquema".
22 hrs
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Obrigada, Sandra! Sim, também é uma boa opção.
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
mas tudo aquilo (soava a)(não era mais do que) uma golpada/jogo sujo
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
49 mins
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Obrigada, Teresa!
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Leonor Machado
14 hrs
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Obrigada, Leonor!
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Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
mas havia um cheiro de trapaça no ar
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
mas tinha aspecto de golpe, sob qualquer ângulo
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Discussion
Obrigado por chamar atenção para isso - estou revertendo para a formulação inicial, já que houve respostas que foram baseadas na primeira formação.
Eu estava tentando delimitar a questão à expressão que provavelmente causou a dúvida, já que o "but it" são termos vulgares e não haveria porque incluí-los na pergunta, a meu ver.
Mas nada que não possa ser corrigido no glossário posteriormente.
Mais uma vez agradeço e uma boa noite a todos!