sharkers
/ˈʃɑrkərz/
noun
- People who engage in aggressive or unethical business practices, especially in real estate or finance.
- The neighborhood was overrun by sharkers who pressured homeowners into selling cheap.
- Be careful of online sharkers promising quick profits on shady investments.
- Local sharkers were known for using deceptive contracts to take advantage of first-time buyers.
- Swindlers or con artists who trick people out of money or property.
- Police arrested a group of sharkers who had been selling counterfeit tickets.
- The sharkers ran a fake charity scam that fooled dozens of donors.
- My grandfather lost his savings to a pair of sharkers posing as financial advisors.