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
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Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles
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But a growing number of scammers are creating fake customer service phone numbers or websites, or even connecting with someone venting on social media to take advantage of the situation.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 May 2025
This lack of enforcement allows the scammers to thrive, costing the city millions in fees and tax revenue annually.
—Michael Burke, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
In response, Coinbase plans on reimbursing customers who sent the scammers any money.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Beware of scammers This program is not a scam: If the county has relieved your medical debt, you’ll be notified by a letter in the mail from Los Angeles County and Undue Medical Debt.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 May 2025
This lack of enforcement allows the scammers to thrive, costing the city millions in fees and tax revenue annually.
—Michael Burke, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
In response, Coinbase plans on reimbursing customers who sent the scammers any money.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Beware of scammers This program is not a scam: If the county has relieved your medical debt, you’ll be notified by a letter in the mail from Los Angeles County and Undue Medical Debt.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scammer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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