Advance fee fraud

Advance fee fraud is when fraudsters target victims to make advance or upfront payments for goods, services and/or financial gains that do not materialise.

Types of advance fee fraud include:

• Career opportunity scams
• Clairvoyant or psychic scams
• Cheque overpayment fraud
• Dating or romance scams
• Fraud recovery fraud
• Impersonation of officials
• Inheritance fraud
• Loan scams
• Lottery, prize draw and sweepstake scams
• Racing tipster scams
• Rental fraud
• West African letter or 419 fraud
• Work from home and business opportunity scams
• Vehicle matching scams

If fraud has been committed, report it to Action Fraud.