fraudulent
Example Sentences
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The hedge fund had previously bet against similar companies it thought were overhyped and potentially fraudulent.
The fraudulent enterprises didn’t provide legitimate public services, though they did employ people—in the service of bilking the government.
But his fraudulent habits again caught up with him and the US authorities did a better job of making sure he really left the continent.
From BBC
Because the number can actually flash up on their phone as their bank’s name/number, and people get stressed if they are told they are the victim of fraudulent transactions.
From MarketWatch
The logistics firm hired what turned out to be a fraudulent entity, he said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.