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And while they concede that seniors may be more frequently targeted online than those younger, that, too, is based on a false assumption—that their age will make them easier to swindle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

The con artist in Ritter’s novel is a young woman with a murky past and visions of absconded riches who is ensnared in an elaborate swindle that recalls David Mamet at his most labyrinthine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025

In 2007, a Canadian judge ruled that Felderhof had been unaware of the swindle and found him not guilty of insider trading.

From BBC ● May 18, 2024

That fuelled speculation in Zambian media that some of the suspects might have sought to swindle gold buyers in a fake bullion scam.

From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023

However, from the color of his rays she knew at a glance whether he was hatching a swindle, and she could defuse one of his tantrums with a few simple, mocking words.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Americans are awash in scams, and while some swindles originate overseas, they are increasingly coming from closer to home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Then Hek recites all the weak points in our logical firewalls that allow conspiracies and swindles to find purchase: Fake news.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025

Draghi said it had not only spawned swindles but had also driven up costs because clients, knowing they would be reimbursed, had no need to bargain with builders over prices.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022

The Con In the new episode “The Heiress Con,” a woman claiming to be an Irish heiress swindles thousands of dollars from her friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2020

And this is true, although we exclude crimes and arrant swindles from the definition of it, according to the somewhat careful explanation which is given in the beginning of the chapter succeeding this one.

From The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages by P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

But voters weren’t about to get swindled again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Being considered is Musk's claim that Altman - with whom he founded OpenAI - has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker's original non-profit mission.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

A Philippine congressional committee rejected impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday over allegations he swindled taxpayers out of billions of dollars.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

It’s a pleasure to be so deftly swindled.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

Kaz wasn’t a boy any longer; there was no reason Pekka should be able to see the child he’d swindled in his features.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

"These are not just gentlemen thieves, confidently swindling us of a few pennies here and there," says Craig Rice, who heads up the CDA.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

The 33-year-old fintech entrepreneur last month was sentenced to seven years in prison for swindling JPMorganChase, which purchased her student financial-aid startup in 2021 for $175 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

He invoked a past prosperity, but his actual plans are to make a fortune by swindling the rest of us.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

House of Representatives, was arrested by FBI agents and briefly jailed after the federal government unsealed an indictment accusing him of swindling at least $1.7 million from business partners and multiple companies that he owned.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024

The only person they could ask about the painting was Valfierno himself, the person swindling them.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day