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Snake oil salesman

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Noun
  1. 1
    A swindler or grifter who sells worthless or fraudulent remedies, cures, or solutions such as snake oil, often an aggressive or showy manner.

    "She was dubbed a "modern day snake oil salesman" after she managed to swindle over thousands of internet customers."

  2. 2
    One who deceives people in order to obtain money from others: fraud, scammer, charlatan, huckster, conman.

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