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
Sun Yuqi An underdog’s shortcut through a success scam, from city vanity to border wilderness, becomes a fatal abyss.
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Jenny S. Li, Variety, 17 June 2026
Crooks then deploy myriad methods, including showing viewers scam ads and fake software updates, harvesting their data, or earning commissions by sending them to gambling or adult content sites.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The Federal Trade Commission also recently found that Americans lost over $2 billion to scams on social media, which is the leading cause of scams, according to the FTC data.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Ticket reseller and prize scams can land in your email inbox or messaging apps like Telegram.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Jenny S. Li, Variety, 17 June 2026
Crooks then deploy myriad methods, including showing viewers scam ads and fake software updates, harvesting their data, or earning commissions by sending them to gambling or adult content sites.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
The Federal Trade Commission also recently found that Americans lost over $2 billion to scams on social media, which is the leading cause of scams, according to the FTC data.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Ticket reseller and prize scams can land in your email inbox or messaging apps like Telegram.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scam
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Rollins said federal authorities have made 900 arrests for SNAP fraud during the last year and recovered $132 million in restitution.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The future involves building robust connectors between merchant systems and UCP, and developing new solutions for agent identity and fraud detection.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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In a case pending in federal court in Oakland, California, three Facebook users allege that the company profits from online swindles at the expense of users.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Supporting characters add to the plot, as Chance needs help from his former crew, most of whom have gone straight but can’t resist the lure of the swindle.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Pepsi-tampering mystery was unraveling today as several claims of objects found in soda cans were pronounced hoaxes.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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False claims about the virus, including that the epidemic was a hoax, have proliferated across the Central African nation, accelerating the spread of the disease in overcrowded displacement camps where hundreds of people often share a toilet, Reuters reported.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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At the same time, the process of Jessie navigating the pros and cons of consumer tech finds this franchise at its best.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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What are the cons of investing in gold?—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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The plea agreement reasserts that Lillig engaged in a years-long scheme, but only includes details of one instance of Lillig defrauding the church of $500.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Warren's letter cites Department of Justice cases alleging third-party schemes diverted hundreds of millions in Nvidia chips, including H100s and H200s, to China.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Scam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scam. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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