Advance fee fraud
Advance fee fraud |
Usually recognisable in that the recipient of an email, fax or letter is enticed with high profits under a false identity. Once the trust of the recipient has been gained, an advance fee or some other financial advance is requested along with bank details and other personal information. The data obtained in this way can then be used to carry out other criminal scams. |
Be careful: a criminal offence only occurs when fraudulent deception on the part of the perpetrator can be proven. This deception can, however, often be prevented with a minimum of attention and caution. If this is not the case, there is no criminal offence, because simply sending highly profitable offers is not prosecutable. There is therefore little chance of getting back any money already invested.
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