fraudulent

Example Sentences

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The person I spoke to seemed to know who I was—possibly from caller ID—and appeared to have information about me and the fraudulent charge.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Not wanting to be scammed, I said I was calling to report a fraudulent charge, but I never mentioned PayPal or the charge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Unofficially, the music industry believes up to 10% of content across all streaming platforms is fraudulent.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla said Unibev was “a bad-faith trademark squatter, who started as a Tesla fan” and described the French company’s attempt to trademark the Cybercab moniker as fraudulent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

This becomes clearer if you assume the point of view of a knowing practitioner of fraudulent medicine.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos