He was tricked by a con artist and lost all his savings.
That man is a well-known swindler who has been arrested many times.
An elderly person was swindled out of a large sum of money by a con artist.
The police arrested the swindler behind an investment fraud.
Elderly people are often targeted by con artists.
The news report explained the swindler's tricks in detail.
詐欺師 focuses on deceiving people for money, while 山師 refers to a speculator or schemer who takes big risky gambles, sometimes dishonestly.
嘘つき is a mild, everyday word for someone who tells lies, while 詐欺師 specifically denotes a professional swindler or con artist engaged in criminal deception.
詐欺 is the crime of fraud itself, while 詐欺師 is the person who commits that crime.
Compound of 詐欺 (fraud) and 師 (master, specialist). The word is transparently derived from its components.