Recently, I received an email from a so called attorney telling me I was named as a beneficiary in a Will. In the second communication he sent me a Title Deed indicating the amount of money that I would receive. The Title Deed also contained my name and address and it was notarized by an Inheritance Registrar. The communication also advised me to keep this matter away from the public eye. I have even been asked to pay a revalidation fee. Is this a scam? What should I do to verify this? Has anyone received similar notices? If this is a scam, how can I blow the whistle on these guys? .. please help me with your answers, here.
2006-07-26 19:23:39 · 27 answers · asked by Ms-No-It-All 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Scam.
If it was true , there is NO WAY you would be contacted through e-mail.
2006-07-26 19:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a scam dont give them any info, you can check by typing the name of the email into google or whatever the title of the email says. Should come up with some result that tells about all of these scams, and there is a email you can write to and let them know.
2006-07-26 19:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by jhnedrmr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm certain that's a scam.
If it was real...they wouldn't email you, they'd contact you either in person or by regular mail.
These people go to incredible lengths to cover themselves and seem genuine - gone are the days of simple "you have won $1,000,000 in a competition - give us your bank details for a deposit" and here are the times of advanced scams.
Does it have contact details - say, of that registrar? Contact him or her and ask - that'd be a good validation. If he is "real" - then be careful too - maybe get a lawyer or solicitor to follow up to ensure the credentials.
Ask for regular post or face-to-face correspondence...a scammer will be reluctant.
Copy to hard copy (hard drive or preferably, paper) the details - the entire email, who from, when, where, their details and take this to the police - they are the authorities and though they mightn't be able to help themselves, they can either forward it to computer crime specialists or tell you who to take it to - it might even become a federal police matter if it is recognised as a wide-spread scam.
2006-07-26 19:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,It is called a Next of Kin scam.
example:
http://fraudwatchers.org/forums/archive/index.php?t-642.html
There is not a lot you can do as the scammers are totally anonymous.You can have a look at www.scambaits.com They "scam the scammers" for information on their scam and in doing so shut down their operation.
By the way...anyone can make an official looking document on a computer ;)
2006-07-27 01:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Anytime someone you don't know tells you they want to give you free money, it's a scam. I get those e-mails all the time. Sometimes I mess with the people by going along with it for a bit, just to waste their time.
2006-07-26 19:27:34 · answer #5 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea i got one from someone in "nigeria" africa. I went ahead and e-mailed them back just to see what they all need. Thye wanted my social, bank account number, address and all that junk. And if i did give them all that they would then need money to "transfer" the deed to me and leagal bs. Its a scam that these people from other countries that have no lives or money i guess. Mine was just like this one on this site proving its a scam at http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
2006-07-26 19:30:56 · answer #6 · answered by Tim H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam...
If you were to inherit money you would receive a testamentary letter from the law firm handling the estate.
2006-07-30 10:31:41 · answer #7 · answered by judyblue_pa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam, there is one that is simalair (sp) telling people they won a lottery in the U.K and the said agency would only give u the money if you paid a processing fee. the fact that they are asking you to pay a fee is the tip off its a scam
2006-07-26 19:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by handsomefunnyguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a scam and they choose that to get into 12 months pc on your banking records and then they take your money you've on your acct. I were given a verify and took it to he economic agency and once you position it in there they take it out and also you've were given to pay the economic agency we took the fake verify to the police station. They tried the variety and the economic agency and it does no longer exs. anymore after 4 days they substitute each and every thing to attempt to tear-off some different person out of there money!
2016-11-26 02:12:50 · answer #9 · answered by tormey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me it is an absolute scam. I had received kind of a similar message from a so called British Tobacco Company stating that I have won their yearly lottery of 100,000 pounds. Now would you believe that?
2006-07-26 19:31:32 · answer #10 · answered by sanojmatt316 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Scam, its common these days. In the future, press the delete button.
2006-07-26 19:31:54 · answer #11 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋