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Advanced fee fraud (AFF) consists of any type of empty promise of receiving money. The goal of the fraudster is to delude the victim into thinking they are buying into a lucrative arrangement. Unfortunately, such scams are increasingly succesful, with global losses rising from $3.88M in 2006 to $12.73M in 2013. So who are the victims of such scams? Learn more about the specific traits that increase a person’s risk of becoming a victim of AFF.