as in fraud
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
that's just a scam to bilk insurance companies for staged accidents
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Recent Examples of scam
Here’s what to know about the scam: What do fake unpaid toll texts look like?
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Vet the debt-relief company Not all debt-relief companies offer reliable service, and the industry is vulnerable to scams.
—Dana Miranda, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
An investigation identified over 6,500 victims affected by the scam across four different counties in the state, according to the attorney general's office.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
How the tax fraud worked Starting in 2014, the Justice Department said, Brown worked a pretty simple tax scam on his business clients.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Vet the debt-relief company Not all debt-relief companies offer reliable service, and the industry is vulnerable to scams.
—Dana Miranda, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
An investigation identified over 6,500 victims affected by the scam across four different counties in the state, according to the attorney general's office.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
How the tax fraud worked Starting in 2014, the Justice Department said, Brown worked a pretty simple tax scam on his business clients.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scam
Noun
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The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.—
Olivia Liu,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump wants Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to be investigated for declaring, after careful study of the 2020 election, that there was no election fraud.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has banned Woodbury attorney Kristi McNeilly from practicing law in the state, three years after she was convicted of theft by swindle for stealing $15,000 from a man who hired her to defend him in a drug case.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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And last year's $30 million in romance swindles was up from 2023's $24.4 million.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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They are aimed at gaining control over institutions likely to push back against Trump’s agenda by citing inconvenient truths: Climate change is no hoax, vaccines save millions of lives and sweeping tariffs amount to a huge tax hike on American consumers and businesses.—
Orlando Sentinel and Chicago Tribune editorial boards,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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This entire story was another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well-known for his sensationalist spin.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In fact, there are many pros to housing carpenter bees that, in my opinion, outweigh their cons.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Have each perspective weigh in on my options with their pros, cons and considerations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles doubled down on a defensive scheme that largely left Gobert unattended in an effort to account for Anthony Edwards.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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The fraud scheme The murder was part of a broader financial fraud scheme.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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“Scam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scam. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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