plural scammers
: one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation
insurance/credit card scammers
The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might.—
Ellen Marks
Ellen MarksNow that most people are alert to suspicious e-mails and phony phone calls, text messages are the new frontier for scammers out to con you.—Consumer Reports
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Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles
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Investigators have not released information on the scammers, and nearly two years later no arrests have been made in the case.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers, cybersecurity experts say.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Once the immediate paperwork is underway, these practical steps help close the gaps scammers look for.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Experts say the rise of AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to fraud, allowing scammers to create convincing websites, clone official logos, and even replicate QR codes from legitimate sources.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers, cybersecurity experts say.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Once the immediate paperwork is underway, these practical steps help close the gaps scammers look for.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Experts say the rise of AI has dramatically lowered the barrier to fraud, allowing scammers to create convincing websites, clone official logos, and even replicate QR codes from legitimate sources.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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scammer
noun
scam·mer
ˈskam-ər 
: someone who perpetuates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation
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