'deceive them into' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a situation in which someone has been tricked or misled into doing something. For example: She managed to deceive them into believing her false story.
"But won't this confuse our readers," ventures another publisher, "and even deceive them into reading brand propaganda when they're expecting arms-length journalism?" The devil has an answer for that, too.
At the criminal trial that followed, gallery owners testified that she had tried to deceive them into thinking Mr. Link had Alzheimer's disease, so she could take control of his business affairs.
B1 Bias Suit Over House Sales A class-action civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court accuses builders, bankers, appraisers and mortgage brokers of conspiring to sell poorly built new houses on Long Island and Staten Island at inflated prices to minority buyers, and to deceive them into believing that property taxes would be deferred or reduced.
Apparently in the scheme, email messages were sent to users trying to deceive them into believing they had won a lottery prize offered by Yahoo.
On all calls, the same script is followed – A Google Kenya employee calls a Mocality business and tries to deceive them into signing up for their competing product, by claiming that we are working together.
When a company deceives them into volunteering for a useless study, it cynically exploits their good will, undermining the cause of legitimate research everywhere.
Most Americans have a soft spot for Mr Bush (and recoil from assertions that he deceived them into an unnecessary war).
The Townsleys, who did not respond to repeated requests for comment, and eight other donors have each filed a separate case, accusing the foundation of deceiving them into making donations.
Sir Bernard said he would also like to meet the women who have accused undercover officers of deceiving them into relationships and even motherhood.
These "wolves in sheeps' clothing" use a chemical camouflage to mimic the ants' smell which deceives them into thinking they are one of their own.
Hanatu Musa, a 22-year old mother kidnapped in June from Gwoza in Borno state, quoted the fighters as saying their leader had deceived them into fighting and killing in the name of religion.
