Thanks for your input guys!
I was thinking maybe they might find it hard/un-natural to lie and this might make them shifty or awkward and give the party some clue that there might be something going on.
Or as Anaraxes put it so well, they might be best to
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Originally Posted by Anaraxes
deceive with the truth
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Which might also be more interesting to role-play.
The RAW does say they are trusted in business, and given they are generally much more intelligent than the other races, they cannot be tricking and swindling people all the time or they would not have that reputation I think*.
*Or maybe they are just getting away with it!