How many times have we personally received requests either by mail, phone or email for us to make payment in advance for the promise of wealth being received back from wills, gifts, prizes or employment. Unfortunately there are still some who cannot resist the thought of not wanting to miss out on untold riches!!
Advanced fee fraud is now the scam people contact the Financial Conduct Authority about most.A total of 33 per cent of enquiries about scams relate to this after a 42 per cent increase in recent months.
https://www.ftadviser.com/investments/2017/02/23/fca-reveals-common-investment-scams/