scammer

/ ˈskæmə /

noun

1. slang,  a person who perpetrates a scam; swindler

Example Sentences

Through the sites, the scammers can watch every keystroke the victims type, and enter the same information into wallets on their own smartphones.

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These scammers operate on an "industrial scale", including in the UK, using tricks like fake romantic relationships to lure victims into being scammed, said the foreign office.

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The Treasury Department said Prince has created and operated compounds in Cambodia where scammers target victims online, build their trust and walk away with their money.

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Many workers extracted from the compounds in February said they were trafficked through Thailand and beaten and tortured into working as scammers.

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The scammers used the deepfakes to try to persuade victims to pay $200 for access to a phony Smith fan account.

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Related Words

• charlatan 
• con artist 
• crook 
• hypocrite 
• impostor 
• rascal 
• rogue 
• swindler 
• trickster