scam
Example Sentences
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Rory's current lawyer has told the family it is highly likely this was a scam.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Off to the penne-tentiary: a California man swapped pasta for Lego pieces in a scam that netted him $34,000.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Other papers showed personal information shared with scam workers: ID numbers, home addresses; names, ages and professions of spouses, children and grandchildren; bank and retirement accounts along with balances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
“The goal of the cleanup is to crack down and completely eliminate” online scam activity, Chhay Sinarith said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
He’d also been convicted of fraud for a scam in which he got an obituary of himself published, then sued the newspaper for libel and damages up to $100 million.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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