as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
Spotify pays all rights holders out of the same pool — fraudsters getting paid dilutes the pool for real artists.
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
One clear sign that the text is from a scammer is the misspelling of FasTrak as FastTrack, but fraudsters can also use the correct spelling to give victims a false sense of security.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
In the past, fraudsters have used Musk’s name in cryptocurrency schemes.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
To learn more about how fraudsters around the globe use paper mills to enrich themselves and harm scientific research, read the full version.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
One clear sign that the text is from a scammer is the misspelling of FasTrak as FastTrack, but fraudsters can also use the correct spelling to give victims a false sense of security.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
In the past, fraudsters have used Musk’s name in cryptocurrency schemes.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
To learn more about how fraudsters around the globe use paper mills to enrich themselves and harm scientific research, read the full version.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
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Attrition is a cheat code for thinning the federal workforce.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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These formulas cleanse the scalp of buildup (a major cause of flat hair, by the way) while plumping strands with conditioning ingredients like hydrating vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, essentially acting as cheat codes for fuller hair straight out of the 90s.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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After three days, the search for an Australian fisherman who was pulled into the ocean by a shark has been suspended.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over the past 20 years, global demand for shark and ray meat has nearly doubled, now surpassing the value of the shark fin trade by 1.7 times.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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