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scammer

scammer

19 4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
  • noun
  • /ˈskæmər/
  • NSFW
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  • It's important to report any scammer who tries to solicit personal information over the phone.
  • Scammers use

This signed document says he sold his home to this scammer, but he did not.

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Examples

  • Just another low-life scammer looking out for number one.

  • She is a seasoned scammer.

  • What does a ticket scammer look like?

  • This signed document says he sold his home to this scammer, but he did not.

  • You could be just another scammer.

  • Once the rental price is agreed upon, the scammer sends a check for the deposit.

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  • Watch out for the scammers.

  • And in the process, scammers are stealing money from victims' bank accounts using personal information.

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  • John is the most prolific credit card scammer in the history of cyber crimes.

  • Joanne's a scammer.

Synonyms

crook
vsscammer
  • Offensive
146 3.9

A dishonest person who cheats or steals

focuses specifically on deception to cheat people out of money
fraud
vsscammer
  • Offensive
119 4.4

A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others

uses deceptive actions to take money or valuables from victims
impostor
vsscammer
  • UK
62 5.1

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

uses deception broadly to take money or valuables without identity change
con man
vsscammer
54 4.7

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money

relies on deception to take money or valuables from people
con artist
vsscammer
44 4.8

A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables

uses deception to trick people out of money or valuables
charlatan
vsscammer
  • Offensive
34 8.6

A person who says they have special skills to trick people

uses general deception to get money rather than false expertise
trickster
vsscammer
23 6.0

A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun

focuses specifically on dishonest schemes to take money or valuables
imposter
vsscammer
  • US
18 5.1

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits

uses deception to steal money or valuables without impersonation
swindler
vsscammer
14 5.4

A person who tricks people to take their money

uses deception to trick people out of money or valuables
grifter
vsscammer
  • Slang
14 9.1

A person who tricks others to get their money or things

uses deception to trick people out of money or valuables
chiseler
vsscammer
  • Offensive
3 9.8

A person who cheats others by lying and taking their money

focuses on deception aimed at taking money or valuables
confidence man
vsscammer
2 8.4

A man who tricks people by gaining their trust and taking their money

uses deceit to obtain money or valuables without trusting first
con woman
vsscammer
  • Slang
2 7.9

A woman who tricks people into giving her money or valuable things by gaining their trust

uses deception broadly to take money or valuables
defrauder
vsscammer
  • Formal
1 7.9

A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people

uses deceit to cheat people out of money or valuables
gouger
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who cheats people to get money

uses deception mainly to take money or valuable possessions
phisher
vsscammer
  • Texting
1 7.2

A person who tricks people online to get their personal or bank details

uses deception in any setting to obtain money or valuables
diddler
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 8.6

A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money

commits deception often aimed at larger sums or valuable items
bamboozler
vsscammer
  • Informal
1 7.8

A person who tricks or cheats people, often as a joke

uses deception with the main aim of stealing money or valuables
finagler
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who gets things by tricking or lying to others

prefers deception to gain money or valuables rather than force
flimflammer
vsscammer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals

aims more generally to steal money or valuables through deception
duper
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 7.9

A person who tricks others to take their money or things

specifically targets money or valuables when deceiving people
cozener
vsscammer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who tricks people to get their money or things

uses similar deception specifically to get money or valuables
magsman
vsscammer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money

is a modern term for someone who deceives to get money
Uncle Scam
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who tricks people into giving their money

uses deception to trick people out of money or valuables
rooker
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who cheats others to get money or things

is the common word for a person who deceives for money
clip artist
vsscammer
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A person who cheats or overcharges people to get money

uses deceptive methods more broadly to take money or valuables
shammer
vsscammer
9.6

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

aims primarily to trick people to take money or valuables

How Deceptive

swindler
14 5.4
con artist
44 4.8
scammer
  • NSFW
19 4.0
trickster
23 6.0

Surface Forms

scammer singular
scammers plural

Morphology

scammer = scam (transparent) = scam + er

Standard agent-noun formation: 'scam' (to defraud) + '-er' yields 'person who scams', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word scammer comes from scam, which means 'a dishonest trick' and may come from an old Romani word for 'abuse'. So, a scammer is someone who uses tricks to cheat people out of money.