Advance fee fraud is when fraudsters target victims to make advance or upfront payments for goods, services and/or financial gains that do not materialise.
Types of advance fee fraud include:
- Career opportunity scams
- Clairvoyant or psychic scams
- Cheque overpayment fraud
- Dating or romance scams
- Fraud recovery fraud
- Impersonation of officials
- Inheritance fraud
- Loan scams
- Lottery, prize draw and sweepstake scams
- Racing tipster scams
- Rental fraud
- West African letter or 419 fraud
- Work from home and business opportunity scams
- Vehicle matching scam
if fraud has been committed, report it to Action Fraud.
