It isn't so much of a trick as just passive-aggressive information gathering. At Polonious' behest, Reynaldo (who has just thirteen lines in the entire play, by the way) is sent off to Paris to find out if Laeretes is behaving properly, or at least in the way his father has deemed acceptable. Polonius instructs Reynaldo to inquire about his activites from other Danes ("Danskers") in the city who can provide this information.
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