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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 fraudsters
For industries handling sensitive information, reliance on antiquated methods creates a ticking time bomb that fraudsters are eager to exploit.
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Quora, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Many fraudsters gain access by first hacking your email, which can give them entry to password-reset links and sensitive notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
If that sounds improbable, note that QR codes are a magnet for fraudsters as well as marketeers.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Incompetent, wasteful fraudsters drive cars, get haircuts, go shopping, eat Big Macs.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Overall, Americans lost 25% more money last year to fraudsters than in 2023.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Social Security advocates say that move, too, is based on the false premise that fraudsters are profiting from Social Security.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
One area TransUnion is working with clients on now is introducing more friction to today’s instant transactions—extra steps that won’t annoy a legitimate customer so much as to scare them off, but can deter fraudsters.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Quora, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Many fraudsters gain access by first hacking your email, which can give them entry to password-reset links and sensitive notifications.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
If that sounds improbable, note that QR codes are a magnet for fraudsters as well as marketeers.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Incompetent, wasteful fraudsters drive cars, get haircuts, go shopping, eat Big Macs.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Overall, Americans lost 25% more money last year to fraudsters than in 2023.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Social Security advocates say that move, too, is based on the false premise that fraudsters are profiting from Social Security.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
One area TransUnion is working with clients on now is introducing more friction to today’s instant transactions—extra steps that won’t annoy a legitimate customer so much as to scare them off, but can deter fraudsters.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Fraudsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudsters. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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