dupe
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Large language models are used to write convincing emails to dupe people out of their money, causing an eight-fold increase in complaints from older Americans as they lost $4.9 billion in online fraud in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
People should also watch out for scams, with criminals attempting to dupe taxpayers by purporting to be from HMRC.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Questions multiplied, but one seemed more elusive than the rest: How did a baby-faced novice from small-town California dupe some of academia’s brightest minds?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
This type of asset is sometimes called a dupe or a useful idiot.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025
“That is the most unforgiving speech,” said Elizabeth, “that I ever heard you utter. Good girl! It would vex me, indeed, to see you again the dupe of Miss Bingley’s pretended regard.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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