scammed

Example Sentences

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Kirsty Guest, who was scammed out of £80,000, is just one of the hundreds of victims targeted by romance fraudsters over the last few years.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Who do you think is most likely to be scammed?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The agency tells people who think they’ve been scammed to complain to the FTC.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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