Scam Tip Report #18837 - official beneficiary settlement letter
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| Anonymous
Atikokan, Ontario, Canada
2014-04-30 17:11:07
Wills/Probate Scam
|  +14 official beneficiary settlement letter Letter stating I was beneficiary to 4.5 million dollars from a person I do not know. He stated because he(the deceased) and I had the same last name and lived in same country that he wanted to use me as a beneficiary and it was all legal...no risk..just had to fax or e-mail him my name and address and reference # which is INNW/PONF 2014/20660 Knew it was a scam, so I googled it and sure enough his name was among many on here.. He also said to keep it private..wonder why? |
Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Blind faith (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Added the following extra information on :2019-12-13 05:12:32 |
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Deceased relative William Eng. Millions of USD.
contact marchus@accountantincs.com or marcuswoodfordinc@gmail.com
MC Accounting
Hardstrasse 201 Zurich 8005 Switzerland
Didn't know they were using letters to do the Nigerian Prince thing.
Phone number is international but fax is north american
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-10-20 01:15:39 |
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Send a personalized letter stating our last name was the same as somebody elses last name in our country so I was somehow entitled to $3.8 million. Hmmm. Also uses williamsconsultants@aol.com. My Wife let me know he didn't sound Nigerian Prince enough to fool her.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-07-31 15:19:20 |
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$3.8 millions for dead guy who had same family name.
Scam Emailletter sent by mail from a canadian address
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2018-06-27 18:33:48 |
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Personal and private letter received in the mail. I could have $4.8 million US dollars. Pretty much the same as the other reports as far as the rest of the details.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-12-10 19:19:42 |
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Letter addressed to me from 6300 Steeles Avenue West - Woodbridge Ontario L4H 1J1 with official looking postage paid lettermail Canada Post 3056996.
Phishing expedition by a supposed Financial consultant wishing to provide a beneficiary with the Life Insurance unclaimed fixed deposits of US$2.8 million.
Multiple typos and grammatical errors are a good hint that this is not an official letter from a reputable source.
Wants you to confirm some of your personal information (which they don't have) occupation, phone/fax email address.
| Regular guy (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) Added the following extra information on :2017-07-23 00:17:26 |
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Same as listed, inheritance scam involving some long lost relative I never heard of. That itself is a red flag. It's a hokey old sitcom plot device. The only thing missing was having to spend just one night in a haunted mansion to collect. Rife with spelling and grammatical errors. Multiple cities and states associated with addresses and area codes.
Scam Email
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-06-25 18:57:54 |
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Same as the others. Someone died with same last name with no will, family or beneficiaries. Just happened to be super wealthy. Hard to believe people actually fall for this stupid crap.
Scam EmailNo email. Came as a letter in the mail. So, guess it's mail fraud.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2017-03-03 00:00:06 |
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Same as previous reports - snail mail Estate Settlement Letter, using my last name, wanting to repatriate a $2.8 million estate of someone sharing my name.
| Ray (Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada) Added the following extra information on :2017-02-18 06:43:15 |
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Letter sent to me saying in so many words, Client by the same name. He died a few years ago.edtate gas 2.8 m. No next of kin. Found my name . Wants my assistance in repatriating the funds.no risk no litigation or DNA. Will use services of notary to procure a letter of probate and relevant documents. Send all my info.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2015-07-20 22:43:02 |
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"Official Beneficiary Settlement Letter" with multiple spelling and grammatical mistakes saying there are fixed deposits of US$4.2 Million from when this person - same last name as me - lived in the US. I am in Canada and the letter is from a PO box in Mississauga ON - PO box 96012.
| No Name (Somewhere in Canada) Added the following extra information on :2015-06-22 04:04:13 |
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A letter. Saying someone with same last name, no living relatives. No risk etc.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2014-07-27 03:56:34 |
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Official Beneficiary Settlement Letter in the mail saying there was 4 million dollars that a possible relative had. Didn't know if they were related but had the same last name as us. Was a very detailed & long letter.
His address was 3315 Fairview St, Burlington, ON, L7N 3N9
Asked to be contacted through email or fax only & asked for our "utmost privacy."
He had another email address too: accjohnjohnsons@aol.com
| No Name (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Added the following extra information on :2014-05-08 20:05:16 |
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I received the same kind of letter today, stating I am a beneficiary to 4.5 million. and to keep it private. ref # INNW/PONF 2014/20660........wow some ppl need to get a real job instead of trying to take other ppls hard earned money.
| No Name (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Added the following extra information on :2014-05-08 20:05:16 |
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I received the same kind of letter today, stating I am a beneficiary to 4.5 million. and to keep it private. ref # INNW/PONF 2014/20660........wow some ppl need to get a real job instead of trying to take other ppls hard earned money.
