What does AFF stand for?

Advance Fee Fraud

This definition appears very rarely

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The schemes of Nigerian scammers range from advance fee fraud, lottery scams, phishing, identify theft, and employment and auction scams.

Brymedia West Africa bids to build overland fibre cable from Nigeria ...

Our advice is simple - if you are ever asked to pay money in advance then the chances are it's an Advance Fee Fraud.

Beware of new phone scam

One common scam - known as the advance fee fraud - involves sending emails or faxes to potential victims around the world, offering a highly attractive financial deal.

Online crooks target 100,000 AIB customers

Examples of advance fee frauds include bogus lotteries and "I'm the son of a late African dictator with millions in the bank" spam.

INVESTIGATE: Multi-billion fraud gangs are nailed

In all, some 15,129 counterfeit checks related to advance fee fraud scams were intercepted.

Scam Probe Uncovers 'Startling' Evidence In Nigeria

Advance fee frauds involve a request for assistance in transferring cash from abroad.

RECORD money: It's too good to be true..

htm) where you can get detailed instructions on how to view e-mail headers in more than 20 different e-mail programs as well as advice on how to avoid becoming victim of advance fee fraud, identity theft, and other online crimes.

Deciphering e-mail headers

It's known as an Advance Fee Fraud and the documentation looks authentic - until you get to the bit where they ask for your money.

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