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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 and all others who have an interest to lead the minds of their fellow-men in a certain direction employ suggestion.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham