con artist

noun

variants or con man or US confidence man

: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money

The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.

Examples of con artist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In an impersonation scam, con artists may send messages mimicking CrowdStrike’s branding to potential victims, claiming that they have been affected by the incident. —Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

Amazon Prime Day 2024 kicks off Tuesday but, with new savings, consumers also face actually losing good money over the two-day event — and many could end up turning over personal information to crooks and con artists. —Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024

Konnikova delves into scientific studies that show why methods adopted by scammers are so effective, and peppers those findings with examples of con artists whose skills exploit these human foibles and the marks who fall for them. —Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024

There’s also safety in knowing what tactics are currently trending among today’s most persuasive con artists. —Jenna Igneri, refinery29.com, 23 May 2024