The 419 Scam and You

About the Book

The book is the most comprehensive work on advance fee fraud scams ever BROUGHT TO THE MARKET. It is meant to address the scourge that the Advance Feed fraud has become to individuals, families businesses and pouring odium on hard work. It shows the parlous state of the west African economy, the Nigerian economy and the public reforms; the institutions used by fraudster to dupe and destroy lives and above shows the reader how to identify a scam and if you have been scammed, the proper steps to recovery of such monies. Finally the book draws the attention of political, business , religious and community leaders on the need for a concerted effort to root our the scourge from the face of the earth. This is a book that has come at the proper time to expose the evil of scams going on all over the world. It is authoritative, will certainly trouble the fraudsters with its telling account by victims and exposure of the operations and their net works. Well timed to relieve the name of hard working people the world over.

About the Author

Charles Anthony is a professional banker. He is a researcher and writer with over two decades of operational experience in the financial services industry. He is widely traveled and is on top financial crimes as subject matter. He holds two post graduate degrees in Finance and Business Administration and has twenty five years experience in the financial services industry. He is widely traveled and is on top Financial Crimes as subject matter.

Worried about the pain and enormous losses that scams have brought to families and businesses across the globe and by a tiny fraction of humanity to pauperize innocent people destroying confidence between people, he is ignited to write the book. He exposes how the fraudsters operate ruining lives, families and businesses across the world and how it can be tackled. He has brought his wealth of experience to investigate the operations of fraudsters and comes out with a piece that will interest the reading public The book looks at the Nigerian economy that the purport to operate from, gives a telling account of the ongoing public sector reforms, profiles the fraudster, their techniques of operation and the fake instruments they use, the fight against scams by government , financial institutions and most importantly how to identify and put them out of business. There are illustrations of the various fake documents, fake payment and contracts papers circulated by fraudsters to deceive victims and real life accounts of the victims of the fraud. There are also useful links and contacts to report a fraud. The aim is to inform and educate the reader with enough skills to disarm a fraudster.