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fraudster

British  
/ ˈfrɔːdstə /

noun

  1. a swindler

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A spokesman for McDonald’s fraud division said it is “expanding fast, securing more resources and here to stay—relentlessly hunting every fraudster who steals from the American people.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

UK media have reported it relates to non-declared financial support from longtime Farage ally and convicted fraudster George Cottrell and his mother.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The fraudster uses fake pictures, often taken from the profiles of people innocently posting on social media.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

It’s bad for everybody, except for the fraudster that’s running some kind of scam and sucking money out of streaming that legitimately should be going to real artists.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The Chicago Computer Fraud and Abuse Task Force, however, had decided to prosecute Neidorf as a fraudster.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling

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