Policing advance fee fraud (AFF): Experiences of fraud detectives using a victim-focused approach

Advance fee fraud (AFF) involves an offender using deceit to obtain a financial gain from the victim. The victim believes that by forwarding a sum of money, there will be a future ‘pay-off’. The most commonly witnessed forms of AFF perpetrated via the Internet include classic ‘Nigerian’ or ‘419’ sca...

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Authors: Webster, Julianne (Author) ; Drew, Jacqueline (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: International journal of police science & management
Year: 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-53
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Advance fee fraud (AFF)
Intervention
Policing
Victims