Advance fee fraud “419” and investor confidence in the economies of subSaharan African (SSA)

Journal of Financial Crime

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-79

  Fokuoh Ampratwum, Edward ^a  

^a FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Fraud; Money laundering; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865454647     PISSN: 13590790     EISSN: 17587239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13590790910924975     Document Type: Article

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