advance fee scam (English, noun)
expansion: advance fee scam (plural advance fee scams)
Senses:
topics: criminology
human-sciences
law
sciences
glosses: A consumer fraud that involves obtaining a relatively small amount of money from the victim in advance of some large deferred benefit, such as a job, a high rate of return, or a share of embezzled money.
Forms:
form: advance fee scams
tags: plural