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# scammer

noun (a scammer, scammers)

«scammer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A scammer is a person who tricks people to steal their money or personal details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#m1)
2. Scammers often use fake messages, phone calls, websites or prizes that sound too good to be true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In online safety lessons a scammer is someone you must not trust or reply to; warning signs are hurry, secrecy, prizes and requests for passwords or money. Phrases: «fall for a scammer», «report a scammer», «a phone scammer», «online scammers».

### Examples

- The scammer pretended to be from the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x1)
- A scammer sent a message saying I had won a phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x2)
- Never give your password to anyone, because they could be a scammer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x3)
- Grandpa almost paid a scammer, but he checked with us first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x4)
- Scammers often try to make you hurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x5)
- We reported the scammer to the website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x6)
- If it sounds too good to be true, it may be a scammer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/#x7)

### Note

Countable. From «scam» (a trick to cheat people) + -er; double m. Also called a con artist or fraudster. Scammers can seem friendly and use real company names and logos; always check with a trusted adult before clicking, paying or sharing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scammer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scammer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scammer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scammer.html) on Mova free.