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
Consumer ReportsExamples of scammer in a Sentence
Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles
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Whenever this is uncertainty around student loan repayment or forgiveness programs, scammers tend to prey on borrowers.
—Robert Farrington, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Every tax season, scammers ramp up efforts to steal taxpayers’ identities, data or refunds.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
This clears the way for scammers to thrive and rumors to take root.
—Charles Salter, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
South Carolina’s Lowcountry is a haven for seniors, but scammers have discovered it, too.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Robert Farrington, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Every tax season, scammers ramp up efforts to steal taxpayers’ identities, data or refunds.
—Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
This clears the way for scammers to thrive and rumors to take root.
—Charles Salter, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
South Carolina’s Lowcountry is a haven for seniors, but scammers have discovered it, too.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scammer
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scammer. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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