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a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ever-growing swarm of scamsters of which the Internet user should be wary
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Recent Examples of scamsters
But those requests for engagement and donations also create opportunities for scamsters to get in on the grassroots effort with phishing attempts and impersonation.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scamsters
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The world is full of bad actors—cheats, liars, tyrants, sickos—who are, ultimately, mere human beings; at least, this was how rationality would have it.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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Others might feel the author cheats here, leaving it up to the reader to decide.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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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
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Both the Navarre Beach catch and the earlier Orange Beach catch ended with the sharks being released.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Most beach anglers target redfish, pompano, or smaller sharks.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Officials in Lake County, Illinois, have issued a warning to watch out for scammers targeting people who have lost their pets.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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However, bill authors said that data scrapers, artificial intelligence companies and scammers may be co-opting this transparency for suspect reasons and slowing down everyday Hoosiers' and journalists'requests in the process.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Scamsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scamsters. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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