conning

Example Sentences

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How do I set it up to help protect his assets from possibly someone who is conning him?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Three Southern California men are accused of conning over 100 victims — most of them elderly — into transferring funds over fraudulent security concerns or by way of falsified real estate sales.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Yet it was this exact determination—to build power in an inherently flawed system—that turned him into the conning strategist he became.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

Recruitment scams typically involve criminals luring victims with the promise of extra work or income, before conning them out of sensitive personal information.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

The shape of the diving plane slashing horizontally through the conning tower and the shark’s tail rudder at the back was like nothing he had ever seen.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz