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
Because online bullies, stalkers and scammers use publicly available information to target victims.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
And never give up the kind of personal information that is beyond the scope of a simple quote for a service, scammers look to use this to perpetuate other frauds and attacks.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
With the scammer’s assistance, the man followed all of these steps.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Recovery scammers often pop up on sextortion victim support forums and YouTube channels.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
And never give up the kind of personal information that is beyond the scope of a simple quote for a service, scammers look to use this to perpetuate other frauds and attacks.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
With the scammer’s assistance, the man followed all of these steps.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Recovery scammers often pop up on sextortion victim support forums and YouTube channels.
—Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammer
Noun
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The downside, of course, is the world now knows their cheat code.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Technically, this is a cheat: 2018’s Liberation tried this too, but to middling effect.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In contrast, anonymous digital cash is a tax dodger’s dream.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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As the massive marine animals close in on Florida’s spring break destinations, experts stress that shark attacks are tracking much lower than average across the world.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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There are three male sharks in Shark Valley named Murdoch, Trio and Napoleon, and any of them could be Archie’s father, the aquarium said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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