fraudster
noun
fraud·ster
ˈfrȯd-stər 
Examples of fraudster in a Sentence
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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At that point, the fraudster, who is impersonating your driver or an Uber support staff member, will ask for your phone number, email and the verification codes sent to the ones associated with your account.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The Employment Development Department also suffered a managerial implosion, leading to not only the blockage of payments to legitimate claimants, but billions of dollars in payments, mostly out of federal funds, going to fraudsters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Believing his son was in distress, Anthony transferred $25,000 to the fraudsters.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
In some hotels above casinos there, blocks of guest rooms have been converted into offices where workers help fraudsters find motorcades to move illicit funds, according to a 2024 report by a doctoral anthropology student.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The Employment Development Department also suffered a managerial implosion, leading to not only the blockage of payments to legitimate claimants, but billions of dollars in payments, mostly out of federal funds, going to fraudsters.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
Believing his son was in distress, Anthony transferred $25,000 to the fraudsters.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
In some hotels above casinos there, blocks of guest rooms have been converted into offices where workers help fraudsters find motorcades to move illicit funds, according to a 2024 report by a doctoral anthropology student.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudster. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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