1. 1詐騙者、騙子(尤其指用電話或網路設局騙錢的人)

    A scammer is a person who tricks you so they can take your money. They do not use a gun. They use a story. They might phone and say your bank card is in danger. They might send a message that looks like a shop, a delivery firm, or a government office. They might pretend to love you online, then ask you to send money. The trick itself is a scam; the person who runs it is a scammer. People use this word a lot now, especially about phones and the internet. It is everyday English, a bit informal, and it is always . News and police may also say , which sounds more like a law word. A scammer can be far away. You may never meet them. Someone who only plays a small joke on a friend is not a scammer.

組成scam (the money trick) + -er (the person who does it)

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  • scama scammer is the person who runs a scam

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

scammernoun/ˈskæmə/

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    slangA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.

    • According to Netsafe, scammers send out a bunch of emails, hoping to snag a few gullible people, but simply deleting the offending email won’t do anything to impede the con.
    • TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account.

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