scam
Example Sentences
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Avoid using a resell or alternative ticketing site that you’re unfamiliar with as it could be a scam.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
"It was such an elaborate scam," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Eventually, a selfie from Fred smiling at the game returned her to reality: the call, she realized, was an elaborate scam.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Even replying “STOP” to a smishing text can increase the number of scam messages you receive, because it confirms someone is actively using the phone number.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
If there was anything that terrified us as much as getting deported, it was that the principal's office would discover our address scam and send us down the road to the rough-and-tumble streets of Cupertino.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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