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
Security experts say there is a series of other steps to take after getting notified of a data breach to prevent hackers and scammers from using the information for fraudulent activity.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Naturally, the platform attracts its share of scammers.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
Their lips and facial expressions move with those made by the face of the scammer.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
The Sheriff’s Office said the Central Police Foundation method is the sole fundraiser for the deputy and warned of scammers creating fraudulent donation methods.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Foreign scammers posing as FasTrak representatives have been sending text messages to victims stating there are unpaid charges on their account.
—Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
According to Meta, the feature is designed to not only protect people from seeing unwanted nudity in their DMs but also to protect them from scammers who may send nude images to trick people into sending their own images in return.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping, roughly $1.3 billion bill that would expand the federal government’s powers to find and prosecute pandemic fraud, as Washington scrambles to recover the federal aid stolen by scammers during the worst economic crisis in a generation.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Skimming fraud on the rise Authorities across the nation have prosecuted scammers using skimming devices that have stolen millions from Americans through skimming technology at fuel pumps, registers and ATMs.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Naturally, the platform attracts its share of scammers.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
Their lips and facial expressions move with those made by the face of the scammer.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
The Sheriff’s Office said the Central Police Foundation method is the sole fundraiser for the deputy and warned of scammers creating fraudulent donation methods.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Foreign scammers posing as FasTrak representatives have been sending text messages to victims stating there are unpaid charges on their account.
—Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
According to Meta, the feature is designed to not only protect people from seeing unwanted nudity in their DMs but also to protect them from scammers who may send nude images to trick people into sending their own images in return.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping, roughly $1.3 billion bill that would expand the federal government’s powers to find and prosecute pandemic fraud, as Washington scrambles to recover the federal aid stolen by scammers during the worst economic crisis in a generation.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Skimming fraud on the rise Authorities across the nation have prosecuted scammers using skimming devices that have stolen millions from Americans through skimming technology at fuel pumps, registers and ATMs.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scammer. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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