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

In 2025, romance scammers bilked ordinary men and women out of over a billion dollars using a variety of crooked tactics. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Can consumers participate online without falling prey to scammers? — Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

However, most of these videos were seemingly created by scammers — not by a mainstream company looking to generate ads. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Florida has a colorful history as a haven for smugglers and scammers. — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026