How to Use scammer in a Sentence

scammer

noun
  • The scammer may know your name.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • Watch out for scams and scammers.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Then there are the tourists and scammers.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • That’s where scammers try to step in.
    — Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The scammer wouldn’t talk to her.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Now, scammers are out to steal the chips.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Now, scammers are out to steal the chips.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For scammers, this is their to-do list.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For the scammers, deed theft is just a way to make a quick buck.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • If a scammer is caught this way, change the safe word or phrase.
    — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
  • The scammers told him not to breathe a word to anyone.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • That is the window scammers try to use.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • These scammers charge upfront fees to lock in a loan.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Any caller who breaks one of those rules is a scammer.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • And scammers buy it for a few dollars.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • The scammer is gone, and the romance is over.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But scammers see them as easy hunting grounds.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This campaign shows how far scammers have come.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This clears the way for scammers to thrive and rumors to take root.
    — Charles Salter, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
  • This can reveal gaps in the scammer's script.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The scammer now has a starting point.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • As a result, a scammer may learn a lot about your life right now.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Why do scammers ask for a screenshot?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • At least some of these scammers are now getting a taste of their own medicine.
    — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 20 July 2023
  • Once your profile is out there, scammers can buy or scrape it with ease.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • More like there’s-a-no belly fat to be found on this scammer’s bod.
    — Vulture, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the scammers go on unchecked.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The scammers just changed their numbers.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of the letter m, scammers place r and n side by side.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • January is one of the busiest months of the year for scammers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026

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