Thesaurus results for SWINDLES

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noun

plural of swindle

as in scams

an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time

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swindles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swindle

as in cheats

to rob by the use of trickery or threats hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds

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Noun

But cybersecurity experts believe many are coming from the same criminal organizations in Southeast Asia that have been linked to other high-profile swindles in recent years, like romance scams on dating apps. —

Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025 Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions — collectively known as hoaxes. —

Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025 These swindles are not only highly organized but also systematized. —

Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2022

Verb

This period comedy set in England in the 1930s stars Ben Radcliffe as a thief who swindles his way into a hall boy position at posh Fackham Hall, only to hook up with the daughter of the house and finagle his way into a position of privilege. —

K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026 He gets chased by cops, swindles the wrong ping-pong goobers and becomes embroiled in a canine extortion scheme. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, has pledged to remove imposter accounts tied to scams that were recently flagged by the Manhattan district attorney's office, following a phone call between the two parties this week, the DA's office told ABC News Friday.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
DeviantArt’s Protect feature uses state-of-the-art image recognition to help safeguard creators’ work against unauthorized use, and the platform employs a dedicated team to investigate and mitigate the impact from spam, scams, fraud, and other bad actors.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026