conning

Example Sentences

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A British woman who was charged with fraud after allegedly conning multiple people, including her son, to fund her lavish lifestyle will face further charges in Singapore.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

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

“I glad-handed from hell to breakfast, winning friends and conning people,” he wrote.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin