fraudster
Example Sentences
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A "courier fraud" is when a fraudster calls a victim claiming to be a police officer or bank official, claiming their bank card has been used fraudulently.
From BBC
Ms Heaton, who had received similar letters for a person unknown to her, feared her address was being used by a fraudster.
From BBC
On his dating profile, Harkins presented himself as a jet-setting, business-owning "gym rat", but in reality he was a prolific and predatory fraudster.
From BBC
The fake charity in this case is the fraudster posing as someone authorized to raise money on behalf of the legitimate charity.
From Salon
The fraudster will ask deceived donors to give them money directly or to make a payment through a separate website that turns out to have no ties with the valid charity.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.