as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
Some experts put the total amount of federal and state COVID money that ended up in the hands of fraudsters at nearly $1 trillion.
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Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
More than $200 billion in Covid relief loans and grants was most likely doled out to fraudsters from March 2020 to January 2022, according to government reports.
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Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
Industry participants included SpaceX, Apple, Google, Coinbase, and Facebook’s parent Meta; fraudsters often exploit social media and internet services in impersonation schemes to prey on vulnerable US consumers.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Many companies already use biometrics and passkeys to distinguish legitimate users from fraudsters.
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Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
More than $200 billion in Covid relief loans and grants was most likely doled out to fraudsters from March 2020 to January 2022, according to government reports.
—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
Industry participants included SpaceX, Apple, Google, Coinbase, and Facebook’s parent Meta; fraudsters often exploit social media and internet services in impersonation schemes to prey on vulnerable US consumers.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Many companies already use biometrics and passkeys to distinguish legitimate users from fraudsters.
—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
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And then Bobby is just a cheat code for comedy writers.
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More flaglantry detrimental to learning, plenty more use the tech to generate entire essays and solve math problems — or, in a word, cheat.
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.
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The after-hours event for guests 21 and older will feature shark experts, scuba divers feeding eels, sharks and more in the Living Seas exhibition; a DJ and more.
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The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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