scammed
Example Sentences
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“I didn’t get scammed, they got scammed,” Chief Executive Alyssa Bowker said of the town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sam Little, 35 from Yarm, near Middlesborough, has revealed he was scammed out of £40,000 life savings, an experience he describes as "gut-wrenching".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Maslany: I think I have been light scammed a few times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
The agency tells people who think they’ve been scammed to complain to the FTC.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Montenegro—Fischer’s connection with Vasiljevic, who had scammed so much money from the citizens, left them unenthused.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
