fraudster
noun
fraud·ster
ˈfrȯd-stər 
Examples of fraudster in a Sentence
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Tomlinson pointed out that fraudsters focus on creating stress and fear, creating urgency by representing themselves as government agents or other authority figures.
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Online retailers don’t want bots to scoop up coveted products faster than any human could, banks need to make sure fraudsters aren’t able to take over accounts and social networks want to keep out impersonators.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This is what happens when the federal government sends a signal that people who have lawfully been granted money by the government are actually scammers and fraudsters.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Online retailers don’t want bots to scoop up coveted products faster than any human could, banks need to make sure fraudsters aren’t able to take over accounts and social networks want to keep out impersonators.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
This is what happens when the federal government sends a signal that people who have lawfully been granted money by the government are actually scammers and fraudsters.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fraudster
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudster. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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