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advance fee scam

advance fee scam noun: 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.

Noun

advance fee scam (plural advance fee scams)

  1. 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 of advance fee scam

pluraladvance fee scams

Questions about advance fee scam

What does advance fee scam mean?
Advance fee scam means 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.
What part of speech is advance fee scam?
Advance fee scam is a noun.
What is the plural of advance fee scam?
The plural of advance fee scam is advance fee scams.

Words near advance fee scam in the dictionary

  1. advance copy
  2. advance directive
  3. advance directives
  4. advance fee fraud
  5. advance fee frauds
  6. advance fee scam
  7. advance fee scams
  8. advance guard
  9. advance guards
  10. advance man
  11. advance men

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