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2. Advance-fee scam - Wikipedia

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   Scam letter posted within South Africa. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is a common confidence trick.The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum.

3. 419eater.com - Wikipedia

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   419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance-fee fraud. The name 419 comes from "419 fraud", another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code. The website founder, Michael Berry, goes by the alias Shiver Metimbers.

4. Seniors, Beware of These Scams - AOL

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   What to look out for: Pyramid, Ponzi, or advance-fee schemes, as well as the now-infamous "419" fraud, all fall into this category. In the 419 scam, a foreign national (often a "Nigerian prince ...

5. 100 Most Common Money Scams and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   American consumers lost a total of $8.8 billion to fraud and scams in 2022. ... Advance Fee Scams. ... a reference to the “Nigerian prince” scam described previously — 419 is a section of ...

6. Scam letters - Wikipedia

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   Based on mostly the same principles as the Nigerian 419 advance-fee fraud scam, this scam letter informs recipients that their e-mail addresses have been drawn in online lotteries and that they have won large sums of money. Here the victims will also be required to pay substantial small amounts of money in order to have the winning money ...

7. Don't get taken by the mystery shopper scam - AOL

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   One common scam is a form of wire transfer fraud known as advance fee fraud, in. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...

8. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   A Nigerian 419 scam victim might receive a solicitation claiming to be from the Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission or another government agency. [93] The scam involves requiring an advance fee before the payment can take place, for example a "court fee". [94]

9. Consumer Complaints: Advance fee loan scams - AOL

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