duped
Example Sentences
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But even if there’s no hard camera footage of Kao giving Collins burlap sacks full of cash, there is undoubtedly a story that she got duped into delivering federal dollars to a scammer.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
The victims were duped into thinking that a model agency was interested in them, with emails telling them they had potential after they responded to a local photographic studio and social media advertising campaign.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Tourists duped into booking fake stays at 10 Downing Street.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
In one Reddit thread about the jury-duty scam, a number of people describe being duped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The next day the dockers and press got word that they had been duped.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
