Topic

Advance fee fraud

Schemes that persuade a victim to pay an up-front sum against a promised loan, inheritance or payout that never arrives.

Current clusters

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South Africa extradites five alleged Black Axe leaders to face wire fraud counts in New Jersey

The Cape Town Zone of Black Axe ran romance and advance fee scams from 2011 until South African police made arrests in 2021, and the accounts prosecutors traced also carried business email compromise proceeds.

Publishers:cyberscoop.comtherecord.media

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption62
Hype gap+25
Incentives64
Confidence68