scammer
Example Sentences
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Once you call, a scammer will try to steal your personal and financial information.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
A serial romance scammer, who told victims he worked for the BBC and MI6, has been jailed for more than five years.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
"Men at this age are very attractive, stable and mature," writes the alleged scammer account.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Also present is Johnathan Lee Riches, a veteran troll and convicted scammer, who—after finishing a prison term for wire fraud—has successfully rebranded as an investigative journalist.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
If it was a scammer posing as an employee of the IRS, I was going to be pissed.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
