00680nam a22001217a 4500100002000000245003200020300000800052520036500060650003600425856007700461942000700538999001300545  aCollier, Paul A  aAdvance Fee Fraud and Banks  a10p  aAn advance fee refers to an upfront payment by the victim to the fraudster, to allow the victim to take part in a much larger financial transaction which he believes will either bring him a profit or will result in credit being extended to him. This larger financial transaction is always bogus and the victim never makes a profit nor does he receive the loan.  aFraud, Trade, Advance-fee fraud  uhttp://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/advance_fee_fraud_and_banks.pdf  cCF  c175d175