scam
Example Sentences
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“I felt that I had been managing things pretty well, until the scam,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
Tube passengers were targeted in a text message scam using homemade "SMS blasters" hidden inside suitcases, a court heard.
From BBC
We uncovered a network of over a thousand bots involved in crypto scams.
From Salon
AFP was granted a look inside the global organisation's multi-pronged cybercrime facility, where specialists pore through massive amounts of data in a bid to prevent the next big ransomware attack or impersonation scam.
From Barron's
The government warned about the dangers of crypto and broke up several huge scam operations, including one that allegedly swindled nearly $400 million from thousands of investors.
From Barron's
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