ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a criminological perspective on advanced fee fraud (AFF) in the Nigerian context. The global society today experiences some aspects or elements of transnational crimes. Nigerian 419 can be defined as an AFF recognized under section 419 of the Nigerian Penal Code, which addresses fraud schemes. The pressure to achieve something in Nigeria, coupled with the opportunity created by 419, induces individuals to engage in lawbreaking activities. Due to the numerous letters Nigerian fraudsters send abroad soliciting business partners, many nations have awakened to the task and presently warn their citizens about 419. A Nigerian 419 syndicate forwards a business proposal in the form of a typed or hand-written letter. Scholars have recognized that the Nigerian economy has been ruined and squandered by the despotic and brutal leadership that still owes its allegiance to colonial masters.
