How to Use fraudster in a Sentence
fraudster
noun-
If the fraudster makes the transfer, there is some protection for unauthorized transfers.
— Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 -
An Amazon spokesperson said the company has no plans to let up on counterfeiters or fraudsters going forward.
— Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Being cautious, verifying offers and keeping your data secure are the best ways to avoid falling victim to these heartless fraudsters.
— Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024 -
Schorn was reluctant to describe how authorities reached their conclusion, citing concerns that subsequent fraudsters could improve their tactics.
— Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 -
As fraudsters became more sophisticated, merchants needed more advanced risk management systems.
— Parth Vatsal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 -
Dewey says that the fraudsters opened the AXS account, not her.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024 -
For the fraudsters, of course, the scheme was nothing more than a way to make money.
— Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024 -
And the fraudster is now logged into the portal as the consumer.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2022 -
To avoid fraudster, the best advice boils down to this: Pay inside.
— Joshua Hafner, ajc, 3 July 2018 -
Thus, the fraudster said, the woman owed Amazon $3,500.
— Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2021 -
In other words, fraudsters and hackers are pulling out all the stops to defraud you.
— Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2020 -
Imagine a slice of Swiss cheese, with random holes where a fraudster can get through.
— Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024 -
This time, the issue was blamed on third-party fraudsters.
— Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023 -
The change lessens the chance that fraudsters would be able to intercept and reuse a card number.
— Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 24 May 2018 -
The woman bought a $300 gift card and sent it to an email address provided by the fraudster.
— Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023 -
But fraud is still fraud, and criminal fraudsters still go to prison.
— James Freeman, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023 -
The problem: That’s where fraudsters try to sneak in their brand-name counterfeits.
— Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019 -
They are presented like modern mug shots of fraudsters caught in the act.
— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018 -
To thwart fraudsters, the IRS tool locks out people who try multiple times a day.
— Author: Heather Long, Michelle Singletary, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2020 -
Last year was the best year ever for fraudsters, with more victims and more money stolen.
— NBC News, 21 Feb. 2018 -
In retail, the risk goes up considerably when fraudsters get added to the mix.
— Adriana Lee, WWD, 20 Oct. 2024 -
Westlake police are awaiting a reply to an inquiry sent to the bank of the fraudster.
— Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, 4 Nov. 2017 -
The fraudsters can get away with this, at least for a while, because our public records and court system are open to the public.
— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023 -
The fraudster is typing words into a program that then reads them.
— Stacy Cowley, New York Times, 29 June 2023 -
The results were full of posts on strange sites accusing him of being a thief, a fraudster and a pedophile.
— New York Times, 30 Jan. 2021 -
Then the consumer called the fraudster back and read him the serial numbers for the MoneyPak card.
— charlotteobserver, 16 May 2018 -
But such investing can be high-risk and more opaque than the public stock market—and a draw for fraudsters.
— Coulter Jones, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2018 -
The fraudster then emailed the woman again, saying that his other niece saw the gift card and became jealous.
— Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2023 -
In total, the fraudster drained about $1,200 from the Chase account and transferred all the money to a PayPal account.
— David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2022 -
Click through to see how long some of the biggest U.S. fraudsters have served — or are currently serving — in prison.
— Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 11 July 2024
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