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Synonyms
charlatan, fake, faker, fakir, fraud, hoaxer, humbug, mountebank, phony (also phoney), pretender, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham
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Of those consumers who reported a Social Security impostor scam to the FTC, 3.9% reported losing money as of June 30, 2019. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Social Security sent out some wrong estimates. What you need to know," 7 Aug. 2019 On one of the impostor sites, there were several misleading links. — Michelle Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, "The Equifax settlement has already spawned deceptive websites," 3 Aug. 2019 On one of the impostor sites, there were several misleading links. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, "The Equifax settlement has already spawned deceptive websites," 2 Aug. 2019 On Facebook and Instagram, there are lottery scams, celebrity impostors and even fake Mark Zuckerbergs. — Jack Nicas, New York Times, "5 Things to Know About Military Romance Scams on Facebook," 28 July 2019 The Portage police on Wednesday warned residents of an alleged police officer impostor following an early morning pull over earlier this month. — Michael Gonzalez, chicagotribune.com, "Portage, Indiana State Police investigating possible police impostor," 25 July 2019 The explosion in government impostor complaints reflects a deepening crisis concerning robocalls and spoofed telephone numbers. — Brian Fung, CNN, "FTC reports a sharp increase in phone scams from criminals impersonating IRS, Social Security," 1 July 2019 In recent years, people have become more adept at spotting impostor Twitter accounts for important news breakers in the sports world. — Matt Wilhalme, azcentral, "Fake, verified Adrian Wojnarowski account burns Twitter with Kawhi Leonard-Lakers report," 1 July 2019 Financial scammers are of course the most straightforward sort of impostor. — Sadie Stein, Town & Country, "Why Are Rich People So Easily Fooled?," 26 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impostor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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