Advance fee fraud

Topic sh2006001129 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on fraudulent attempts to persuade people to advance relatively small sums of money in the hope of realizing a much larger gain, often referred to as the Nigerian letter fraud or 419 fraud, after a section of the Nigerian criminal code.

Used for

419 fraud
Advanced fee fraud
Fund transfer scam
Nigerian letter fraud
West African 419 fraud

Broader Terms (1)

Fraud

Hierarchy

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