Advance Fee Fraud Thesis Tanfa, Denis Y. Advance-fee fraud, Corruption, money laundering The focus of this thesis is on Advance Fee Fraud (AFF 419 scams) on how it is executed and more importantly, on how it can be prevented. The research addresses the origins of AFF, the nature and extent of this crime and how the perpetrators are able to defraud their victims. South Africa: University of South Africa, 2006. 2006. Text 369p. http://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org//iff/advance_fee_fraud_thesis.pdf