fraudsters

plural of fraudster, chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fraudsters The heist by the fraudsters hurt Blanchard's reputation, and due to the rise in theft claims, his business insurance rates doubled this year. Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 The scams are odd — but fraudsters can sound convincing. Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 That's how fraudsters in recent years have began targeting southeastern Wisconsin residents to make easy money. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 The scams are odd — but fraudsters can sound incredibly convincing. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Recent incidents, such as fraudsters using deepfake videos of celebrity diver Quan Hongchan to defraud tens of thousands, have heightened public awareness and anxiety. Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 This latest project dives deep into the world of romance scams, revealing how fraudsters prey on the vulnerable, manipulate trust, and exploit romance to steal fortunes. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025 Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Overall, Americans lost 25% more money last year to fraudsters than in 2023. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudsters
Noun
  • No one cheats like college football.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.
    Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rock the Ocean Foundation is a conservation nonprofit whose core work protects sea turtles, marine mammals, coral reefs, sharks, and marine habitats.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Developing fishing gear that’s practical to use but less harmful to not only sea turtles, but other threatened species sharks, is one way to address this issue.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then, the scammers build fake profiles on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, which includes sending friend requests to people in the target's social media network to give the appearance of mutual friends.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But scammers see them as easy hunting grounds.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, posing as the original customer, the swindlers cancelled the order to get a refund.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some swindlers thumb their nose at both and keep their cons going.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Fraudsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudsters. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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