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In 2008, an Oregon woman lost $400,000 to a Nigerian advance-fee fraud scam, after an email told her she had inherited money from her long-lost grandfather. Her curiosity was piqued because she actually had a grandfather with whom her family had lost touch, and whose initials matched those given in the email.
The scam involves requiring an advance fee before the payment can take place, for example a "court fee". [ 94 ] The red flag in the 'recovery scam' is that the supposed investigative agency, unsolicited, approaches the victim. [ 95 ]
Advance Fee Scam. This scam is possibly the oldest on the internet. You’ll receive an email from a stranger, often purporting to be a wealthy individual from another country. They’ll say that ...
Advance Fee Scams. Advanced fee scams are deceptively simple: You get a highly desirable offer, and all you have to do is pay a small upfront fee. In the best case, the scammer takes your money ...
Fraudsters continue to impersonate FINRA executives, offering bogus investment "guarantees" to investors as part of an advance-fee scam. Read more about the lengths these fraudsters go to in ...
An overpayment scam, ... scammer sends the victim a bogus payment notice for the item's price plus what they claim is a business account upgrade fee, then asks the ...
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