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
The scammers could also use your account to scam others out of money with the same verification ruse for passengers and drivers.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Best bet: Do not just simply call any number found online or shared to you via a text because that number might connect you to scammers.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
One described the work as boring, little more than copying and pasting bank account info between scammers and motorcades.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
This accessibility, coupled with the increase in remote and hybrid formats for classes since the COVID-19 pandemic, creates vulnerabilities that scammers exploit to cash in on both state and federal financial aid.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Best bet: Do not just simply call any number found online or shared to you via a text because that number might connect you to scammers.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
One described the work as boring, little more than copying and pasting bank account info between scammers and motorcades.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
This accessibility, coupled with the increase in remote and hybrid formats for classes since the COVID-19 pandemic, creates vulnerabilities that scammers exploit to cash in on both state and federal financial aid.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammer
Noun
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Travis Hunter’s fantasy football dual eligibility is a cheat code Travis Hunter could be a game-changer in IDP leagues across the various fantasy football game providers.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Shopping for cropped pants is the cheat code for finding full-length pants as a petite person, and this relaxed-fitting linen-cotton blend pair is a perfect example.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
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Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers Sandy Alcántara Trade?—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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Prosecutors painted a portrait of him as an artful tax dodger who devised one scheme after another to avoid paying his income taxes.—
Jay Weaver
July 24,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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The attack was confirmed on Thursday by Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, who said an unidentified woman had sustained an open thigh wound that appeared consistent with a shark bite.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Other states that reported unprovoked shark bites included Hawaii and Texas.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammer. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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