as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
As with many other types of scams, World Cup fraudsters will try to capitalize on surging demand to pressure people into paying for non-existent tickets.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment.
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Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The fraudster list’s creation was announced last week by FBI Director Kash Patel.
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David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
Some experts put the total amount of federal and state COVID money that ended up in the hand of fraudsters at nearly $1 trillion.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment.
—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
The fraudster list’s creation was announced last week by FBI Director Kash Patel.
—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
Some experts put the total amount of federal and state COVID money that ended up in the hand of fraudsters at nearly $1 trillion.
—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fraudster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
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Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.
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And then Bobby is just a cheat code for comedy writers.
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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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.
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That night, Valencia, the vessel’s captain, set out with a crew of nine from Jaramijó, Ecuador, for what was expected to be a typical three-week voyage, casting lines for shark, marlin, and tuna.
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The group stage would be a series of blowouts, the sharks would devour the minnows.
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The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
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The New York Times later reported that Bankman-Fried was placed in solitary confinement because the crypto swindler violated the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ rules.
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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