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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
Many companies already use biometrics and passkeys to distinguish legitimate users from fraudsters.
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Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026
This goes beyond bad actors like fraudsters and into the realms of rogue AI agents.
—Andrew Sever, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
My Department remains committed to prosecuting fraudsters who exploit the system.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In some cases, fraudsters only need a short clip pulled from social media videos, including those posted on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube.
—Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
But, as the producers’ technology improves, so will the fraudsters’.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
The task force itself is unusual — with the partisan vice president leading a group that encompasses different areas of the federal government but has a heavy emphasis on pursuing criminal charges against fraudsters.
—Andrew Graham
may 27, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
As banks process more transactions than ever, fraudsters are keeping pace, too.
—Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
These types of donations are a common tactic for fraudsters to build up the trust of their investors, experts told the Sentinel.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026
This goes beyond bad actors like fraudsters and into the realms of rogue AI agents.
—Andrew Sever, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
My Department remains committed to prosecuting fraudsters who exploit the system.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In some cases, fraudsters only need a short clip pulled from social media videos, including those posted on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube.
—Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
But, as the producers’ technology improves, so will the fraudsters’.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
The task force itself is unusual — with the partisan vice president leading a group that encompasses different areas of the federal government but has a heavy emphasis on pursuing criminal charges against fraudsters.
—Andrew Graham
may 27, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
As banks process more transactions than ever, fraudsters are keeping pace, too.
—Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
These types of donations are a common tactic for fraudsters to build up the trust of their investors, experts told the Sentinel.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudsters
Noun
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Migrant welfare cheats exposed!—
The Hill,
The Hill,
5 May 2026
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Iran lies, cheats, blusters and bullies.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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National Aquarium cams The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, operates a series of cameras of marine animals, including reef sharks, jellyfish and fish in a Pacific coral reef.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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As these prey species vanished, the large sharks that relied on them also disappeared from the region.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 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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Housing wasn’t the only item scammers were happy to spend on.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The news was revealed in a court case that concluded last week, in which the former CEO and former CSO of an offshore call-tracking firm both pleaded guilty to selling phone numbers and call infrastructure to the very same scammers.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Fraudsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudsters. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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