plural scammers
: one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates in a fraudulent scheme or operation
insurance/credit card scammers
The company will not call you to ask for your Social Security or account number, but nefarious scammers might.—
Ellen Marks
Ellen MarksNow that most people are alert to suspicious e-mails and phony phone calls, text messages are the new frontier for scammers out to con you.—Consumer Reports
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Examples of scammer in a Sentence
Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet scammers dangle offers above what the owner paid or thinks the unit is worth, Sugich said.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
She's not heard of a surge in complaints where scammers buy tickets online to concerts or sporting events to resell.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
On top of that, the scammer went by different names to different people.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 8 May 2024
Then, the scammer offered them opportunities for work.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
The business is reportedly corrupt, with investigative journalists finding that passports have gone to international criminals, money launderers, crypto scammers.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
In addition, the AI noted that the language in the PDF tried to create a sense of urgency, a tactic scammers often use on potential victims.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
The billionaire investing guru predicted scammers will seize on the technology, and may do more harm with it than society can wring good.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 May 2024
The specifics surrounding what information was exposed in such events varies, but even the most mundane information that companies collect from us is of use to hackers, scammers and data brokers.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2024
She's not heard of a surge in complaints where scammers buy tickets online to concerts or sporting events to resell.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
On top of that, the scammer went by different names to different people.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 8 May 2024
Then, the scammer offered them opportunities for work.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
The business is reportedly corrupt, with investigative journalists finding that passports have gone to international criminals, money launderers, crypto scammers.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
In addition, the AI noted that the language in the PDF tried to create a sense of urgency, a tactic scammers often use on potential victims.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
The billionaire investing guru predicted scammers will seize on the technology, and may do more harm with it than society can wring good.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 May 2024
The specifics surrounding what information was exposed in such events varies, but even the most mundane information that companies collect from us is of use to hackers, scammers and data brokers.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scammer. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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