'419' is a confidence trick kwn as 'advanced fee fraud'. The victim is asked to join a business venture to provide capital for a scheme that will make money, fast. They are then asked for more and more money and once they finally realise they have been scammed, the criminals have absconded with their money. As the investment is illicit, the victim cant go to the police; the perpetrators are then free to carry on with their scam. 'The 419 Code' is the incredible true story of Baaba, one of the first to run the scam, and coin the name. From his quiet upbringing in a small village in Nigeria, he masterminded one of the biggest cash scams ever, costing the British ecomy over GBP150m every year.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Melrose Books
ISBN-10
1906561710
ISBN-13
9781906561710
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104810312
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Author
Amaka De
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Ely
Date of Publication
01/09/2009
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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