scammer

scam +‎ -er

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskæmɚ/

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• Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ)

scammer (plural scammers)

1. (slang) A swindler, cheat.
   • 2017 November 10, Aaron Mak, “This Hilarious Chatbot Messes with Scammers for You”, in Slate‎:

     According to Netsafe, scammers send out a bunch of emails, hoping to snag a few gullible people, but simply deleting the offending email won’t do anything to impede the con.

   • 2023 December 13, “Network News: £13,000 stolen via car park QR”, in RAIL, number 998, page 11:

     TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account.

• See Thesaurus:fraudster

• 419 scammer

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