as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster
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Recent Examples of fraudster
Just as companies like Visa and Mastercard are selling their antifraud expertise to others, so too are fraudsters selling their new schemes to other fraudsters.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
These powerful tools are increasingly accessible to fraudsters who use them to create sophisticated scams that are harder than ever to detect.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Between January 2013 and May 2018, fraudsters manipulated direct deposit information to divert $33.5 million in benefits from 20,878 recipients, according to audits by the SSA's Office of the Inspector General.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
At the same time, making the return process more difficult for legitimate customers can harm brand reputation, affecting sales and customer loyalty.
Where data fits in
As fraudsters uncover more vulnerabilities, merchants must respond quickly and creatively to mitigate risk.
—Marie Elizabeth Aloisi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
These powerful tools are increasingly accessible to fraudsters who use them to create sophisticated scams that are harder than ever to detect.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Between January 2013 and May 2018, fraudsters manipulated direct deposit information to divert $33.5 million in benefits from 20,878 recipients, according to audits by the SSA's Office of the Inspector General.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
At the same time, making the return process more difficult for legitimate customers can harm brand reputation, affecting sales and customer loyalty.
Where data fits in
As fraudsters uncover more vulnerabilities, merchants must respond quickly and creatively to mitigate risk.
—Marie Elizabeth Aloisi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudster
Noun
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Frank got his one wild night of partying and returned to prayer, as if spirituality allows for cheat days.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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As faux-fur weather makes way for random pockets of sun and bursts of rain, Zendaya has pieced together the sartorial cheat code for transitional dressing.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Only 15 of those animals were meant to be stopped by the nets; the rest were dolphins, rays, turtles and sharks that aren’t considered dangerous.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Megalodons were behemoth sharks that roamed the waters starting 20 million years ago and are now extinct.—
Christine Wusylko,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Fraudster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudster. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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