scammed

Example Sentences

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Who do you think is most likely to be scammed?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

I interviewed a newsletter reader who was scammed out of more than $12,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

McEvoy runs the exchange with fellow fans Gill Taggart and Gordon Forbes, who help facilitate transactions to make sure "no one gets scammed".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Sanchez wondered if others also believed they’d been scammed.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

We hadn’t scammed Robbie, but we’d worked him in a way that felt downright sleazy, and I’d ended up in a tight spot.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls