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
But, according to Samat, fraudsters are adopting more sophisticated tactics.
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Consumers lost $470 million to scams that start out with a text
Online crooks, con artists and fraudsters snagged a staggering $12.5 billion from unwitting consumers in 2024, setting yet another record, according to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The alleged fraudster called the victim, claimed to be an FBI agent and said the victim was being investigated for identity theft, said Deputy Stephanie Ware of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
In most of these cases, the fraudsters opened bank accounts and credit cards in the inmates’ names.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Consumers lost $470 million to scams that start out with a text
Online crooks, con artists and fraudsters snagged a staggering $12.5 billion from unwitting consumers in 2024, setting yet another record, according to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The alleged fraudster called the victim, claimed to be an FBI agent and said the victim was being investigated for identity theft, said Deputy Stephanie Ware of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
In most of these cases, the fraudsters opened bank accounts and credit cards in the inmates’ names.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Hayakawa is a plaintive storyteller who refuses to indulge in emotional cheats of any kind, and would rather a scene be impenetrably oblique than overexplain its purpose.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
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Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (both corporate and individual), tax evasion, tax informants, tax administration, tax policy and legitimate tax planning.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One of them estimated the shark was about 10 feet long.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The shark gnawed on his surfboard, but Heller was unharmed.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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