advance fee scam
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A consumer fraud that involves obtaining a relatively small amount of money from the victim in advance of some large deferred benefit, such as a job, a high rate of return, or a share of embezzled money.