fraudster
noun
fraud·ster
ˈfrȯd-stər 
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Examples of fraudster in a Sentence
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Imagine a slice of Swiss cheese, with random holes where a fraudster can get through.
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Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
And there aren’t enough FBI and other criminal investigators to catch even 1% of the fraudsters, experts say.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In each instance, fraudsters used a cyberattack method known as credential stuffing: Hackers try login and password information leaked in one data breach on a variety of users’ accounts, exploiting people who use the same credentials across different accounts.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
But for now, at least, there’s satisfaction in holding to account at least some of the fraudsters and cheats who enabled his rampant wrongdoing.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Along with automating claims processes and helping crack down on fraudsters, AI and machine learning can also help improve approval chances.
—Shashank Agarwal, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
This year is the first national American election since AI developments will allow fraudsters to produce phony but close-to-perfect pictures, video, or audio of candidates and officials doing or saying almost anything with minimal time, little to no cost, and on a widespread basis.
—Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Last year, federal officials estimated that fraudsters stole $135 billion from the program, amounting to $1 of every $7 spent on jobless benefits.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Because most streaming platforms operate on a pro-rata payment model — in which payment is based on an artist’s share of total streams — fraudsters have managed to steer millions of dollars away from legitimate artists, songwriters, labels and publishers.
—Ari Herstand, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
And there aren’t enough FBI and other criminal investigators to catch even 1% of the fraudsters, experts say.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
In each instance, fraudsters used a cyberattack method known as credential stuffing: Hackers try login and password information leaked in one data breach on a variety of users’ accounts, exploiting people who use the same credentials across different accounts.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
But for now, at least, there’s satisfaction in holding to account at least some of the fraudsters and cheats who enabled his rampant wrongdoing.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Along with automating claims processes and helping crack down on fraudsters, AI and machine learning can also help improve approval chances.
—Shashank Agarwal, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
This year is the first national American election since AI developments will allow fraudsters to produce phony but close-to-perfect pictures, video, or audio of candidates and officials doing or saying almost anything with minimal time, little to no cost, and on a widespread basis.
—Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Last year, federal officials estimated that fraudsters stole $135 billion from the program, amounting to $1 of every $7 spent on jobless benefits.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Because most streaming platforms operate on a pro-rata payment model — in which payment is based on an artist’s share of total streams — fraudsters have managed to steer millions of dollars away from legitimate artists, songwriters, labels and publishers.
—Ari Herstand, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudster. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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