con artist

noun

variants or con man or US confidence man
: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money
The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.

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Meanwhile, out on the streets, young con artist Thomas Shepherd (Ruaridh Mollica) and pickpocket Lisa Molinari (Lauren Morais) are running petty scams. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Those conducting the online scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals -- many Chinese -- tricked themselves into work and held in prison-like compounds. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 The world is full of con artists who relentlessly seek to steal your money. — Herb Weisbaum, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for con artist

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