scammer
Example Sentences
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I honestly don’t know whether this executive VP is an unwitting victim who has been persuaded to invest their own cash, or whether they are an agent of the alleged scammer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
That’s what the scammer who contacted you is hoping for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Instead, block the scammer and report the phone number or social-media username to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Another time, Brown said a scammer tried to direct him to a “background check” site where he would have forked over $30 and a boatload of valuable data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
If it was a scammer posing as an employee of the IRS, I was going to be pissed.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
