Sentence examples for sophisticated scam from inspiring English sources

Over the past year the Guardian has warned that fraudsters are targeting older bank customers with the highly sophisticated scam.

Detective Inspector Kevin Hyland, of the Yard's human trafficking unit, said: "Mark Lancaster targeted vulnerable students in an elaborate and sophisticated scam.

Three weeks later the 27-year-old marketing executive from London has just learned she's fallen for a highly sophisticated scam and has lost almost £800.

Having gained their trust and taken over their computers the fraudsters were able to use a highly sophisticated scam to take payments out of their bank accounts.

In an interview with Guardian Money, she reveals how she fell for a highly sophisticated scam in which the fraudsters were so confident of ripping her off that they gave her a plane ticket to Berlin and €500 in cash.

A Santander spokeswoman says: "While we appreciate this was a sophisticated scam, Mr Smith gave personal details by confirming the One Time Passcode to the fraudsters and thus validating and authorising the transfer of funds.

At the end of the last dinner I shared with Massey, the conversation turned to these more sophisticated scams.

The laws which cover gaming date back to the mid 19th century - when the possibility of such sophisticated scams were undreamed of.

Along with the murder of Mrs. Silverman, the mother and son are suspects in a string of killings and sophisticated scams that spanned the country.

More sophisticated scams, like Domenico Ribatti's, typically take place at high-tech refineries, where the oil is doctored with substances like hazelnut oil and deodorized lampante olive oil, which are extremely difficult to detect by chemical analysis.

None of the men I became close to on my tour ended up in lasting relationships, and the majority appeared to fall victim to a number of sophisticated scams.