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scam·mer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. swindler, defrauder, chiseller, chiseler, gouger, scammer, grifternoun

    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

Wiktionary

  1. scammernoun

    A swindler, cheat.

Wikipedia

  1. scammer

    A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct ... intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')".

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  1. scammer

    A scammer is an individual or group that practices fraudulent or deceptive acts, usually to make unlawful financial gains. They manipulate, deceive, or trick people into sharing confidential information like credit card details or social security numbers, exploit online platforms to steal personal data, or convince people to invest in non-existent or faulty products or services.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scammer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scammer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of scammer in a Sentence

  1. The FBI:

    The scammer threatens to reveal the information to the recipient’s spouse, family and friends, and demands payment in exchange for secrecy. In an effort to avoid detection, the scammer often insists on being paid in bitcoin, a virtual currency that is legitimate but difficult to track.

  2. Gabe Fanelli:

    I’ve tried making my profile private. I don’t want to live in fear. The things that I’ve post[ed] have helped a lot of people bring a positive spin to a lot of things, the benefits outweigh the risks. most of them have been of my kids and some videos as well, but that does leave me vulnerable to a certain kind of scammer, I guess.

  3. Gabe Fanelli:

    Most of them have been of my kids and some videos as well, but that does leave me vulnerable to a certain kind of scammer, I guess.

  4. Harry Brignull:

    The scams don't work when the victim knows what the scammer is trying to do, if they know what the scam is, then they're not going to get taken in — and that's why I've enjoyed so much exposing these things, and showing it to other consumers.

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