Four online romance scammers jailed - don't get sucked in to Advance Fee Fraud!

 

Advance Fee Fraud, or AFF, is an age-old scam that goes back at least to the 16th century.

 Back in the 1500s, the Spanish Prisoner version involved a wealthy relative who needed your help to bribe his way clear of some trumped-up charges for which he was rotting in jail. 

Naturally, he'd be so grateful to get out that he'd repay you many times over, and perhaps even offer you his daughter's hand in marriage, too.

But there was no wealthy relative, no trumped-up charges, and (perhaps rather obviously, since there was no relative to have fathered her) no daughter. read more>>