ripoff artist
Shameless con operator
A ripoff artist is someone who habitually cheats or swindles others, especially through deceptive business practices or schemes.
The term emphasizes skill and repetition—this isn't a one-time cheat but someone who makes a practice of it: That mechanic is a total ripoff artist; he charged me $500 for a $50 repair.
Also spelled rip-off artist.
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- fakeNot the real thing
- cunningnessShrewd, devious intelligence
- billAmount owed, written
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
snake oil salesman · trick · bait and switch · greed · swindle · Ponzi scheme · pyramid scheme · con · untrustworthiness · financial loss · criminality · snake oil · too good to be true · exploitation · counterfeit · cash · immorality · flimflam
- conscon, scam, swindle, grift, hustle
- IP thievesplagiarist, counterfeiter