WORLD BANK FRAUD

BY KEITH NUTHALL
FRAUDSTERS are posing as World Bank representatives in advanced fee frauds, the institution has warned. They have written to creditors of west African governments, claiming they are authorised to pay these debts, for up front administrative fees, using World Bank-style letterheads.



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