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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Online con artists are luring victims with discount offers of Ozempic and similar drugs with no prescription required.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The desaturated aesthetic subliminally deepens the unsettling persona of the con artist portrayed by Andrew Scott.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Killer con artist Tom Ripley knows how to reinvent himself.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 June 2024
In some scams, con artists will just ask for money.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The desaturated aesthetic subliminally deepens the unsettling persona of the con artist portrayed by Andrew Scott.
—Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Killer con artist Tom Ripley knows how to reinvent himself.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 June 2024
In some scams, con artists will just ask for money.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
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“Con artist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20artist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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