Example Sentences

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Swindlers have stepped up their game with artificial intelligence and deepfakes to steal older Americans’ money and personal information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

A new BBC Sounds series, Lady Swindlers with Lucy Worsley, examines the story of an English-born fraudster who was obsessed with Scotland.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

"Swindlers mushroom when the economy is bad," said an executive at a consultancy that serves global asset managers in China.

From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023

Cities were rife with crooked opportunists, from con artists to counterfeiters – the Anna Delveys and Tinder Swindlers of their day.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2022

"Swindlers, upon my word, they are the very worst kind," put in De Royster.

From The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences by Webster, Frank V.