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What is the adjective for fraudsmen?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs defraud and fraud which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

fraudulent
  1. dishonest; based on fraud or deception
  2. false; phony
  3. Synonyms:
      4. dishonest, crooked, shady, deceitful, underhand, duplicitous, deceptive, unscrupulous, unprincipled, devious, guileful, treacherous, shifty, underhanded, dishonourable, tricky, bent, crafty, unethical, illegal, corrupt, cheating, criminal, unfair, dirty, false, unlawful, sharp, dodgy, rogue, dishonorable, illicit, swindling, fast, unjust, shonky, knavish, defrauding, untrue, bamboozling, double-dealing, Janus-faced, against the law, sly, untrustworthy, sneaky, cunning, lying, disreputable, immoral … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The government has an obligation to act against spurious or fraudulent claims.”
      “It is now more difficult to arrive in New York with a fraudulent passport.”
      “Just as a watchdog guards a home, so the agency should be vigilant against fraudulent or dangerous products.”
fraudful
  1. Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; fraudulent.
fraudproof
  1. Resistant to fraud.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Legislation and contracts are now to be drafted in such a way as to be fraudproof.”
      “The fraudproofing mechanism is meant to help shape legislation in a way that makes it clear and fraudproof.”
      “For another trigger, the Department of Homeland Security must create a new, fraudproof system to verify the legal status of all job applicants.”
fraudless
  1. Free from fraud.
defrauded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of defraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. used, took advantage of, exploited, manipulated, abused, beguiled, controlled, deceived, fleeced, mistreated, patronised, patronized, ripped off, targeted, targetted, victimised, profited from, victimized, cashed in on, cheated, ill-used, jerked around, leveraged, misused, misust, preyed on, used for one's own ends, stepped on, trifled with, imposed on, maltreated, played with, treated lightly, milked, bled, walked all over, played for a sucker, played on, capitalized on, taken advantage of, taken liberties with, took liberties with, sucked dry, played upon, imposed upon, walked over, put one over on, preyed upon, made use of, wrung … more
defrauding
  1. present participle of defraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. using, taking advantage of, exploiting, manipulating, abusing, beguiling, controlling, deceiving, fleecing, mistreating, patronising, patronizing, ripping off, targeting, targetting, victimising, profiting from, victimizing, cashing in on, cheating, ill-using, jerking around, leveraging, misusing, preying on, using for one's own ends, stepping on, trifling with, imposing on, maltreating, playing with, treating lightly, bleeding, walking all over, capitalizing on, playing for a sucker, playing on, milking, taking liberties with, swindling, sucking dry, playing upon, walking over, imposing upon, taking for a ride, preying upon, doing an injustice to, treating unfairly, making use of, ill-treating … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His defrauding schemes were a primary reason your government had to bail out our country's financial system.”
frauded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cozened, cheated, defrauded, conned, swindled, fleeced, stiffed, bilked, diddled, suckered, hustled, stung, flimflammed, skinned, rooked, victimised, victimized, shortchanged, did, done, screwed, bled, hosed, fiddled, sticked, stuck, mulcted, shorted, gaffed, squeezed, chiseled, chiselled, skunked, reamed, choused, thimblerigged, euchred, plucked, pluckt, nobbled, beat, beaten, ripped off, shook down, shaken down, did in, done in … more
frauding
  1. present participle of fraud
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cozening, cheating, defrauding, conning, swindling, fleecing, stiffing, bilking, diddling, suckering, hustling, stinging, flimflamming, skinning, rooking, victimising, victimizing, shortchanging, doing, screwing, bleeding, hosing, fiddling, sticking, mulcting, shorting, gaffing, squeezing, chiseling, chiselling, skunking, reaming, chousing, thimblerigging, euchring, plucking, nobbling, beating, ripping off, shaking down, doing in … more
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