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Advance fee fraud is introduced in several ways. The connection between the various types of
Advance Fee fraud is the demand for advance fees or payments before the promised transaction.
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Affinity fraud refers to investment
scams that prey
upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, the elderly or professional groups.
The fraudsters who promote affinity scams frequently are - or pretend to be - members of the group.
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The last couple of decades have seen huge changes in how we do our banking and pay for goods and services.
Unfortunately, scammers are taking advantage of new technology to generate a number of potentially very costly scams.
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Black money scam, known in Nigeria as “wash wash,” is almost as
popular as advance fee fraud “419”. The victim is usually enticed with a business proposal or
other type of temptation before the introduction of the black money business. Once the scam artist successfully
persuades the victim, he is then shown a bag or suitcase full of black paper, cut to USD size and arranged in
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These
scams try to take advantage of your generosity and kindness. They all involve a
scammer collecting money by pretending to be a real charity.
Not only do these scams cost people money, they also divert much needed donations away from
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A credit card scam can come in many forms. For example,
scammer may use spyware or some other scam to obtain your credit card details.
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Dating and romance
scams try to
lower your defenses by appealing to your romantic or feeling side. Scammers play on emotional or societal triggers
to get a response.
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Lottery scams
are delivered in many ways—in person, over the telephone, through the post
or by email. The
scammer will tell you that you’ve won something considerable (such as a large sum of money or a
great prize) and that all you have to do is send them money to claim the prize.
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