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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
Americans reportedly lose over $1 billion annually to these fraudsters.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 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
And just a few months before that, during a brutal heatwave, Free Press Personal Finance Columnist Susan Tompor wrote about a twist in which fraudsters used the internet to post fake numbers leading customers to the thieves.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Jackson pointed to an uptick in reports of fraudsters posing as Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputies and claiming the person missed jury duty.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
California’s community college system, in particular, is a big target for fraudsters due to its massive size.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The fraudsters were able to trick comptroller office staff into changing the account that received the funds.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Criminal networks also maintain and sometimes sell spreadsheets of targets, which can lead to the same person being victimized over and over again, by fraudsters taking on new personas.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Many fraudsters gain access by first hacking your email, which can give them entry to password-reset links and sensitive notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 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
And just a few months before that, during a brutal heatwave, Free Press Personal Finance Columnist Susan Tompor wrote about a twist in which fraudsters used the internet to post fake numbers leading customers to the thieves.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Jackson pointed to an uptick in reports of fraudsters posing as Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputies and claiming the person missed jury duty.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
California’s community college system, in particular, is a big target for fraudsters due to its massive size.
—Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
The fraudsters were able to trick comptroller office staff into changing the account that received the funds.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Criminal networks also maintain and sometimes sell spreadsheets of targets, which can lead to the same person being victimized over and over again, by fraudsters taking on new personas.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Many fraudsters gain access by first hacking your email, which can give them entry to password-reset links and sensitive notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudsters
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Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.—
Rachel Ingram,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These waters are the only ones in Australia where divers can spot inquisitive Galápagos whaler sharks.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of freely taking up legal work in Thailand, Sara was smuggled at gunpoint into a scammers’ compound in Myanmar.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Panouses regularly fields inquiries from investors, scammers and people in need, all trying to reach his clients.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, posing as the original customer, the swindlers cancelled the order to get a refund.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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