grifter

After meeting Skalnik, Ms. Colloff thought the grifter would acknowledge his duplicity, before she came to believe that he simply saw her as his latest mark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Your uncle was a grifter who spent his mother’s money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025

The judge’s ruling that Smyth should be extradited could help bring about the end of a bizarre saga in which victims have painted Smyth as a master of disguise and a veteran traveling grifter.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

As a new version of Tom Ripley arrives, here is a look at how this grifter has evolved over the generations.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

Low Key, who was a grifter from Minnesota, smiled his scarred smile.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

"Whenever there is a crisis -- especially in the health space -- the grifters are gonna come out," said Timothy Caulfield, a misinformation expert and professor at the University of Alberta.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Many of them are run by con artists and grifters, and even among those fueled by true belief, there is most often an element of greed.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Gil Blas, a Spaniard born without social standing, becomes caught up with grifters and is obliged to live by his wits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

The rush of pseudoscientists, grifters, wellness influencers, and celebrity advocates into the space only made the chronic Lyme debate more fraught.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

Chaos had followed the fall of the South, just as war-ravaged societies always attract thieves and grifters.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson