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Fraudster

A person who practices fraud; a swindler.

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    A person who practices fraud; a swindler.

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swindlernounA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
imposternounAlternative spelling of impostor. [Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.]
deceptionnounAn instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
fakernounOne who fakes something.
impostornounSomeone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
fraudnoun(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
phoneynounAlternative form of phony. [(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.]
fakenounSomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
infringernounOne who infringes.
violatornounOne who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender
culpritnounThe person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
offendernounA person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
pretendernounOne who pretends or lays claim to something; one who makes a profession, show, or assertion, especially without adequate grounds, falsely, or with intent to deceive; a dissembler, deceiver, charlatan, hypocrite.
crooknounA bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
trionounA group of three people or things.
fraudmeisternounA person who commits fraud for profit.
con artistnounA person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.
confidence artistnounAlternative form of con artist. [A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.]
fraudsmannounA male fraudster.
scam artistnounA person who attempts to defraud others by presenting a fraudulent offer and pretending that it is legitimate; a con artist.

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