scammers

noun

plural of scammer
as in cheats
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles

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Recent Examples of scammers But the problem is, a growing number of scammers are out there posing as a nonprofit or charity and asking for money. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 There still will be scammers, extortionists, extremists and others who try to take advantage of teens and adults. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 That confusion can create an opening for scammers, says Carolina Rodriguez, director of New York's Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP). — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 On May 15, the EKL learned that scammers, acting through their chief accountant, defrauded their Swedbank and SEB bank accounts of nearly $800,000 in government subsidies via an elaborate scheme disguised as salary payments. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Online booking sites can be risky, especially since scammers can pay for their fake websites to move to the top of search engine results pages. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, payment scams aren’t the only ways scammers might try to get your personal details. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, scammers have learned how to turn those codes against us. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Some scammers use the names of real employees or manipulate the caller ID to make the call seem legitimate. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammers
  1. cheats
  2. dodgers
  3. sharks
  4. swindlers
Noun
  • Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
  • Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (corporate and individual), tax evasion, and tax policy.
    — Forbes Membership, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of dodgers
Noun
  • The data illustrates how sharks can cover vast distances in a year, said Bradley Peterson, the Stony Brook University marine scientist working with Metzger this particular day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Strength, teamwork and wit will be put to the test as competitors dodge orcas in Antarctica and swim with sharks in Chile.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sharks
Noun
  • The decade ended tumultuously, with the Osmond family’s fortune drained by a series of swindlers and grifters.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This scam, according to Kent, could be proliferated with the use of AI, which can allow swindlers to enroll in many different college programs at once.
    — Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of swindlers

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“Scammers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammers. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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