A Global viewer has asked me to warn everyone about a scam letter they received in the mail.
It’s a letter from someone claiming to be a lawyer in South Africa who was looking for the “next of kin” with this viewers same last name.
Apparently this “relative” died tragically overseas and left a lot of money behind. (USD$88.8 million)
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The “catch” is that the Government is going to confiscate the money and the lawyer is trying to find someone with the same last name to claim first.
The “deal” is that the lawyer offers to split the money 60/40 and asked the viewer to email or fax to begin the process.
Police have issued many warnings about the “inheritance Scam”
They say it could end with the takeover of your bank account and depletion of your funds by a number of fraudulent means.
You may also be asked to pay an upfront fee in order to collect your so-called inheritance.
You do not normally pay money to collect money.
You can read more about this on the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website.
http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/recognizeit_inheritance.html
http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/home-eng.html
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