swindled

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The government warned about the dangers of crypto and broke up several huge scam operations, including one that allegedly swindled nearly $400 million from thousands of investors.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Her elaborate schemes, among them posing as the heiress to an Irish fortune, swindled people out of huge sums and left Marianne Smyth with two felony convictions.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

He swindled them into believing he had a high-value property portfolio by showing them pictures of himself at mansions in London and Cheshire.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

In a span of just three weeks in the summer of 2022, Alice Lin was swindled out of her life savings in an internet scam that began on a Chinese-language chat app.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

But maybe, I thought, she won’t wind up swindled by a con man someday because of having known me.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen