Scammer

//ˈskæmɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter. slang

    "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."

  2. 2
    a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud wordnet

Etymology

From scam + -er.

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