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
More than a quarter of UK shoppers say they've bought a skincare or makeup dupe.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
Her younger sister might be a candidate for a dupe version of a high-end coat, handbag or pair of sunglasses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
His KGB contact, who believes him to be a double agent, raises the stakes by asking him for information on Faith—though she has encouraged Gabriel to accept Soviet payments to dupe the Russians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
But it was Heleen she’d wanted to dupe.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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