1. people who practice deception or fraud; those who engage in humbug
Usage: plural of humbugging or humbugged person; informal

Examples

• The humbuggers promised miracle cures that never worked.
• Those humbuggers convinced investors to buy worthless stock.
• The town grew tired of the humbuggers selling fake remedies at the market.
• She exposed the humbuggers behind the fraudulent charity scheme.
• The humbuggers disappeared once their scam was discovered.