con artist
noun
variants
or con man
or US confidence man
: a person who tricks other people in order to get their money
The couple lost their savings to a con artist who told them he was an investment broker.
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In this British-American heist comedy, a group of jewel thieves—including con artist Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis), her lover Otto West (Kevin Kline), stuttering animal lover Ken Pile (Michael Palin) and gang leader George Thomason (Tom Georgeson)—pull off a major diamond robbery in London.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Tax professionals are once again warned that they're being targeted by crooks and con artists.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
These con artists take advantage of people’s anxiety and confusion about filing their tax returns.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Online scams are as old as the internet, but the rise of crypto has given con artists a valuable new tool — digital coins that can be transferred instantly, without oversight from banks legally obligated to monitor transactions for malfeasance.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Tax professionals are once again warned that they're being targeted by crooks and con artists.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
These con artists take advantage of people’s anxiety and confusion about filing their tax returns.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Online scams are as old as the internet, but the rise of crypto has given con artists a valuable new tool — digital coins that can be transferred instantly, without oversight from banks legally obligated to monitor transactions for malfeasance.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Con artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20artist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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