Synonyms of scammer

scammer

noun

ˈska-mər 

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• dodger
• shark
• swindler
• fraudster
• cheater
• defrauder
• phony
• sharper
• scamster
• chiseler
• skinner
• trickster
• confidence man
• bilk
• hoaxer
• sharpie
• fox
• adventurer
• ringer
• fakir
• cozener
• bilker
• fake
• impostor
• tricker
• charlatan
• finagler
• pretender
• faker
• sham
• quack
• sneaker
• knave
• rogue
• mountebank
• sneak
• rascal
• schemer
• prankster
• double-crosser
• double-dealer
• gamesman
• bluffer
• plotter
• slickster
• humbug
• slicker
• cardsharp
• quacksalver
• slick
• fast-talker
• wheeler-dealer
• blackleg
• slyboots
• smoothy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scammer

As online services get better at blocking malicious traffic, the attackers and scammers behind them have been forced to find new ways to reach their targets. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

There are several laws and regulatory agencies that might see the use of fake accounts—by scammers, advertisers, or even their mere existence on Meta’s platforms—as potentially infringing the law. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

There still will be scammers, extortionists, extremists and others who try to take advantage of teens and adults. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

That confusion can create an opening for scammers, says Carolina Rodriguez, director of New York's Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP). — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026