advance fee fraud

noun

Any type of fraud involving an advance fee scam.

Meanings

nounadvance fee fraud (countable and uncountable, plural advance fee frauds)

plural advance fee frauds

  1. countableuncountablecriminologyAny type of fraud involving an advance fee scam.
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