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View definitions for scammer

scammer

noun as in cheater

noun as in grifter

Strong match

Weak matches

noun as in live wire

noun as in schemer

Strongest matches

Strong match

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People who are fooled by scammers are not stupid.

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Fraud involving streaming platforms is not new, but it has become hypercharged by AI technology, which has helped scammers quickly generate scores of songs that can more readily evade detection.

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Through the sites, the scammers can watch every keystroke the victims type, and enter the same information into wallets on their own smartphones.

These scammers operate on an "industrial scale", including in the UK, using tricks like fake romantic relationships to lure victims into being scammed, said the foreign office.

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The Treasury Department said Prince has created and operated compounds in Cambodia where scammers target victims online, build their trust and walk away with their money.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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