bilkers
Those who cheat
Bilkers are people who cheat or defraud others, typically by avoiding payment for goods or services received.
The word carries a sense of deliberate evasion rather than simple inability to pay: The restaurant owner kept a list of bilkers who had skipped out on their tabs.
Someone who bilks is a bilker.
Deceivers who steal through trickery
- conmenThose who defraud through deception
- griftersPetty swindlers, confidence tricksters
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
cheats · hustlers · charlatans · flimflammers · defrauders · sharks · tricksters · mountebanks
Dishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
flimflam · hustle · grift · Ponzi scheme · pyramid scheme · phishing · identity theft · bunco
Deceived into believing
- fleecedDefrauded of money
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- swindledDeceived for gain
conned · scammed · ripped off · taken · gulled · hoodwinked · bamboozled · stiffed
Intentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
sleight · misdirection · false promises · manipulation · fabrication · misrepresentation · forgery · counterfeiting
Treacherous deception of partner
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- breach of trustViolation of confidence
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
sellout · perfidy · broken promises · reneging · welching · absconding
swindlers
Deceivers who steal through trickery
- conmenThose who defraud through deception
- griftersPetty swindlers, confidence tricksters
- scammersPeople who defraud others
fraudsters · cheats · hustlers · charlatans · flimflammers · defrauders · sharks · tricksters · mountebanks · fleecers
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
racket · flimflam · hustle · grift · Ponzi scheme · pyramid scheme · phishing · identity theft · bunco · embezzlement
duped
Deceived into believing
swindled · conned · scammed · ripped off · taken · gulled · hoodwinked · bamboozled · stiffed · shortchanged
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
chicanery · sleight · misdirection · false promises · manipulation · fabrication · misrepresentation · forgery · counterfeiting · spoofing
double-cross
Treacherous deception of partner
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- breach of trustViolation of confidence
disloyalty · sellout · perfidy · broken promises · reneging · welching · absconding
bilkersbenefactors
Givers of aid
straight shooters · givers · philanthropists · donors · patrons