fraudsters

noun

plural of fraudster, chiefly British
as in cheats
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 There’s item substitution, where fraudsters mail back rocks, bricks or empty boxes instead of the product. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026 Staying one step ahead of the fraudsters will require sustained investment in the data infrastructure, cross-agency partnerships and enforcement capacity that make prevention possible. — Mehmet Oz, Boston Herald, 13 July 2026 Amid this growth, banks continue to spend enormous sums to protect the savings of their customers from all manner of fraudsters intent on devising ways to separate Americans from their savings. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 As a result, the bill would leave parts of the crypto ecosystem vulnerable to exploitation by terrorists, sanctions evaders, fraudsters, and other illicit actors under the guise of technological neutrality. — Richard Nephew, Fortune, 2 July 2026 The chaos and confusion that follow a death can give fraudsters the perfect opening. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 In a city already destabilized by unlawful tax foreclosure, fraudsters found opportunity in homes burdened by vacancy and broken chains of ownership. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 As with many other types of scams, World Cup fraudsters will try to capitalize on surging demand to pressure people into paying for non-existent tickets. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudsters
  1. cheats
  2. dodgers
  3. sharks
  4. swindlers
  5. scammers
Noun
  • Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
  • Migrant welfare cheats exposed!
    — The Hill, The Hill, 5 May 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of dodgers
Noun
  • Shoved in a corner was an adult-size pickle costume by the designer who made Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime-show sharks.
    — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • The theory is that the deluge, which broke January daily rainfall records for Sydney, flushed sewage and other waste into the nearby coastal waters, attracting baitfish, which in turn lured sharks closer to shore.
    — Sam Nichols, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
Definition of sharks
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of swindlers
Noun
  • The scammers used several different sophisticated tactics, including posing as Microsoft and Federal Trade Commission employees.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Often scammers will create phony, but very legitimate appearing domain names.
    — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of scammers

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“Fraudsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudsters. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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