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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 fraudsters
Ghost tapping involves fraudsters gaining access to credit and bank information through mobile apps like Apple Pay or Google Pay.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
In January, after her daughter was deported, Mariela realized the fraudsters had cheated her out of more than $18,000 over three months.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
These schemes usually begin with fraudsters posing as friendly advisors.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
This follows a wave of scam emails reported in late February, where fraudsters were impersonating the SSA.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Haywood Talcove, the CEO of data analytics company LexisNexis, spoke with the Herald about the rate of fraud in Massachusetts and detailed the criminal activity being undertaken for fraudsters to obtain private SNAP information and steal benefits.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
In January, after her daughter was deported, Mariela realized the fraudsters had cheated her out of more than $18,000 over three months.
—Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Alison Barkoff, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
These schemes usually begin with fraudsters posing as friendly advisors.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
And when that happens, policymakers may turn to blunt solutions that do little to punish actual fraudsters, such as cutting or withholding funding, rather than fixing administrative problems.
—Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2026
This follows a wave of scam emails reported in late February, where fraudsters were impersonating the SSA.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Haywood Talcove, the CEO of data analytics company LexisNexis, spoke with the Herald about the rate of fraud in Massachusetts and detailed the criminal activity being undertaken for fraudsters to obtain private SNAP information and steal benefits.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudsters
Noun
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Iran lies, cheats, blusters and bullies.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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The world is full of bad actors—cheats, liars, tyrants, sickos—who are, ultimately, mere human beings; at least, this was how rationality would have it.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite their aging heart, the sharks seemed quite able to get around—some of the specimens in the study were collected by longline fishing in Greenland waters, suggesting the sharks could find bait and successfully capture it.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Various species of sharks, some of which are endangered, hauled on shore at dawn by commercial fishermen at the Tanjung Luar port in East Lombok, Indonesia, last June.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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There have been issues before with scammers texting or calling people about fake fines, but this most recent one involves scammers texting a fake form to people across the country.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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These tools help remove your information from data broker sites, which reduces what scammers can find about you online.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Fraudsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudsters. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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