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 If accepted, student aid is distributed first to schools to cover tuition and fees, but any leftover money is deposited into bank accounts controlled by the fraudsters. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026 Connections that unlock growth can also create shared vulnerabilities that hackers, fraudsters, and scammers are quick to exploit. — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026 The fraudsters used deepfakes to pose as the company’s chief financial officer on a video call. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Amid all the con artists and fraudsters this century has produced, Holmes is the one who fascinates us the most. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Trump puts fraudsters on notice with $25M whistleblower program offering cash for tips that deliver. — FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Fraud at the federal, state, or local level must be rooted out and fraudsters must be prosecuted, convicted, and sent to prison. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Every user who logs in is a user whose account the fraudsters now own. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The schemes often use fictitious romantic relationships to persuade victims to transfer money to an investment opportunity recommended by the fraudsters. — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudsters
  1. cheats
  2. dodgers
  3. sharks
  4. swindlers
  5. scammers
Noun
  • Democrats passed significant funding for the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats, which was repealed by Republicans.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dodgers
Noun
  • Watching Steiner’s videos of the sharks swimming near surfers has eased his mind.
    — Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The agency's records include encounters in which sharks make contact with kayaks, surfboards or other equipment, even when no injuries occur.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 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
  • Many people looking to promote their latest novels are reportedly falling victim to these scammers, who may promise authors access to the reading public while preying on them financially.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2026
  • My general feeling is that the narrative that Silicon Valley is a bunch of grifters and scammers and hype artists has really taken hold in pop culture.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of scammers

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“Fraudsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudsters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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