scammer

/ ˈskæmə /

noun

1. slang.
   a person who perpetrates a scam; swindler

Example Sentences

In reality, as Det Con Sheban describes him: "McDonald is a serial scammer who routinely preys on women who are just trying to find a life companion."

From BBC

It makes sense that the script for writer-director Josh Margolin’s feature debut, “Thelma,” ended up in June Squibb’s hands not through her agent but via her “The Humans” co-star Beanie Feldstein, who thought Squibb would be perfect for the role of a sweet-natured nonagenarian who, swindled out of $10,000 by a phone scammer, decides to get her money back.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was still the scammer on the phone.

From BBC

After the transfer the scammer asked him to create two virtual debit cards in the app for “testing” purposes and told him to delete the app for extra safety.

From BBC

She was working at her best friend’s cosmetics company in November 2022 when a scammer, who said they were from Revolut, told her the business’s account was under attack from fraudsters.

From BBC

Related Words

• charlatan
• con artist
• crook
• hypocrite
• impostor
• rascal
• rogue
• swindler
• trickster