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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[All Fall Down (Comic Book)|All Fall Down]]'', {{spoiler|AIQ Squared}} creates this using a {{spoiler|hoax}} massive asteroid and a shrink ray on the moon that runs on Living Batteries.
 
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Batman (Filmfilm)|Batman]]'' (1989): Boss Grissom sends [[The Joker|Jack Napier]] to retrieve the incriminating information from Axis Chemical [[Uriah Gambit|so Lieutenant Eckhardt and his team of corrupt cops can kill him]].
* In the ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' movie, ''The Return of Jafar'', {{spoiler|Iaga betrays Aladdin and the Sultan by leading them into Jafar's trap. Of course, he later feels sorry and saves all of their lives...}}
* In the first [[Return of the Living Dead]], a few zombies attack some emergency medical technicians. They then use the radio in the ambulance to call for more, who likewise also fall prey to the trap. Later, several police squad cars arrive at the scene, and are also ambushed by the zombies.
 
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[The Shadow Line (TV)|The Shadow Line]]'' has an example of this being pulled on a villain. {{spoiler|Gatehouse is sent to kill Jonah Gabriel for [[He Knows Too Much|his assumed knowledge of Counterpoint]], yet Gabriel's just bait and Glickman intends to kill Gatehouse when he goes to find him.}}
* In an episode of ''[[Burn Notice]]'', a character is offered a meeting in an alleyway. Michael tells him that it's an ambush nad that he'll go instead. H then makes a van bulletproof via phonebooks, before talking a man he wants to keep on his side with him into the alleyway and getting shot up. They get out of the alleyway unhurt.
* [[Doctor Who (TV)|The Doctor]] has faced this many times over the years.
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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== Theatre ==
* The "Poor Thing" sequence in ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Theatretheatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' has a variation of this, with Beadle Bamford luring Lucy Barker to a masked ball at Judge Turpin's mansion, telling her that the Judge is remorseful about sending away her husband, Benjamin Barker, for life on a false charge. Turns out he's anything ''but'' remorseful, and has used this as a means to [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|get her alone and defenseless]].
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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