plural scammers
: one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation
insurance/credit card scammers
The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might.—
Ellen Marks
Ellen MarksNow that most people are alert to suspicious e-mails and phony phone calls, text messages are the new frontier for scammers out to con you.—Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports
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Examples of scammer in a Sentence
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The tech giant is seeking an order to stop scammers from setting up fake profiles and wants the ability to disable the fake pages with U.S. domain registrars, and is suing the scammers for trademark infringement and breach of contract.
—Britney Nguyen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The lawsuit notes that scammers have specifically used promoted Facebook posts in an attempt to distribute malware.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Whatever new engagement metrics emerge for software projects, companies, or people, the scammers won’t be far behind.
—WIRED, 23 Oct. 2023
To keep up the elaborate ruse, the scammers also sent Mrs. K fake Chase bank emails.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Within weeks the weights were leaked online, and the company was criticized for potentially putting powerful AI models in the hands of nefarious actors, such as hackers and scammers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Oct. 2023
To Michael’s immense relief, the scammer didn’t follow through on the threats.
—Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
The difference is that rather than collecting hard currency like dollars, scammers are targeting cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Stephan said scammers can gain access to devices through sneaky links sent via text or email.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
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Britney Nguyen, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The lawsuit notes that scammers have specifically used promoted Facebook posts in an attempt to distribute malware.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Whatever new engagement metrics emerge for software projects, companies, or people, the scammers won’t be far behind.
—WIRED, 23 Oct. 2023
To keep up the elaborate ruse, the scammers also sent Mrs. K fake Chase bank emails.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023
Within weeks the weights were leaked online, and the company was criticized for potentially putting powerful AI models in the hands of nefarious actors, such as hackers and scammers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Oct. 2023
To Michael’s immense relief, the scammer didn’t follow through on the threats.
—Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
The difference is that rather than collecting hard currency like dollars, scammers are targeting cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
Stephan said scammers can gain access to devices through sneaky links sent via text or email.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scammer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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