conning
Example Sentences
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How do I set it up to help protect his assets from possibly someone who is conning him?
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
Three Southern California men are accused of conning over 100 victims — most of them elderly — into transferring funds over fraudulent security concerns or by way of falsified real estate sales.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Yet it was this exact determination—to build power in an inherently flawed system—that turned him into the conning strategist he became.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024
A seaside hotel and former bank offices on the Isle of Man have been used by scammers conning victims in China out of millions of dollars, a BBC World Service investigation has found.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
From the conning tower, another soldier whistled to him, and he ran back toward the hatch with it.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
