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
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Recent Examples of scammer
Some Brazilians and a few Moroccans had shown up, having bought fraudulent passes from scammers.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Linda Hyler, one of several older adults who attended, said she was concerned with so many scammers out there.
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Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Now, for the first time, video shows evidence of this scam unfolding, and one woman confronting a group of scammers.
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Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
In some cases, scammers might even have the property access code for tours and send legitimate-looking lease documents to would-be renters, making a fake listing more believable.
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Amber Gaudet
june 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Linda Hyler, one of several older adults who attended, said she was concerned with so many scammers out there.
—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Now, for the first time, video shows evidence of this scam unfolding, and one woman confronting a group of scammers.
—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
In some cases, scammers might even have the property access code for tours and send legitimate-looking lease documents to would-be renters, making a fake listing more believable.
—
Amber Gaudet
june 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for scammer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammer
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And then Bobby is just a cheat code for comedy writers.
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More flaglantry detrimental to learning, plenty more use the tech to generate entire essays and solve math problems — or, in a word, cheat.
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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.
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.
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The after-hours event for guests 21 and older will feature shark experts, scuba divers feeding eels, sharks and more in the Living Seas exhibition; a DJ and more.
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The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammer. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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