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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 scammers
In the past, scammers have gone through traditional dating sites.
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Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
This reduces the chance of scammers finding and targeting you.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Some victims have also reported that the scammers appear to be based outside the US, citing the extortion messages coming from WhatsApp numbers based in countries such as Pakistan.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Those are the videos many of these scammers are using alongside names like Boyle’s to deceive people looking for a new home.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Often the updates help keep you safe by patching loopholes in previous versions of software that scammers exploited.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Sometimes, scammers will claim that Medicare is switching to a card with a chip in it.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
With Gmail attacks ongoing, as well as warnings being issued as Google users are impacted by new security threats, users of Android smartphones are increasingly in the crosshairs of hackers and scammers alike.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Chinese nationals were killed in a shootout at one compound used by scammers on the border with Myanmar, Chinese and Myanmar state media reported.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
This reduces the chance of scammers finding and targeting you.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Some victims have also reported that the scammers appear to be based outside the US, citing the extortion messages coming from WhatsApp numbers based in countries such as Pakistan.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Those are the videos many of these scammers are using alongside names like Boyle’s to deceive people looking for a new home.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Often the updates help keep you safe by patching loopholes in previous versions of software that scammers exploited.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Sometimes, scammers will claim that Medicare is switching to a card with a chip in it.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
With Gmail attacks ongoing, as well as warnings being issued as Google users are impacted by new security threats, users of Android smartphones are increasingly in the crosshairs of hackers and scammers alike.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Chinese nationals were killed in a shootout at one compound used by scammers on the border with Myanmar, Chinese and Myanmar state media reported.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammers
Noun
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Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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No one cheats like college football.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Divers and snorkelers can enjoy crisp visibility and encounter reef sharks, sea turtles, rays, and more at one of the top dive destinations in Brazil.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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That’s when new investors start circling like sharks, desperate not to miss out.—
Chris Cardillo,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Serial swindlers and men prone to violence are among the seven people Colorado’s gambling regulators have banned for life from casinos since the state created a system last year for barring problem bettors.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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McKelway, who wrote for the magazine from the nineteen-thirties to the sixties, specialized in true-crime stories, bringing to life a gallery of scamps and swindlers and impostors.—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Scammers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammers. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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