English Explanatory Dictionary

advance fee scam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A consumer fraud that involves obtaining a relatively small amount of money from the victim in advance of some large deferred benefit, such as a job, a high rate of return, or a share of embezzled money.

Word forms

advance fee scam advance fee scams

Related words

419 scam advance fee fraud Nigerian scam
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