fraudster
noun
fraud·ster
ˈfrȯd-stər 
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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And fraudsters have been running rampant all over the country.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That investigation, which has had bipartisan support, has led to dozens of convictions, and many of the fraudsters in that case were of Somali descent.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Like Frey, Lowell was a self-dramatizing fraudster, taking elements of her real life and grandly embellishing them.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Billions of tax dollars meant to help people have been lost to fraudsters.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That investigation, which has had bipartisan support, has led to dozens of convictions, and many of the fraudsters in that case were of Somali descent.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Like Frey, Lowell was a self-dramatizing fraudster, taking elements of her real life and grandly embellishing them.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Billions of tax dollars meant to help people have been lost to fraudsters.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fraudster
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudster. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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