Inheritance
Scheme
A very wealthy
stranger has died and you are asked to assist with banking
and to share the wealth
The Pitch:
You receive a wordy letter, or email message, from a stranger,
seeking your assistance in moving large amounts of money,
often millions of dollars, to your bank account. You are promised
a very significant percentage for little or no effort on your
part, perhaps as high as 20%, for simply providing your bank
account details. You may be asked to be a trustee or to stand
in as a long lost heir of a deceased's fortune. A web site
may even be provided so you can confirm the tragic death of
some wealthy individual. The fortune may be said to
be in cash in a safety deposit box, evidenced by a Certificate
of Deposit. The message may have political overtones or refer
to a Diplomat in another country who will broker the transfer
of the money, often through some 'back door' arrangement.
You may be provided an overseas phone number and asked to
indicate whether or not you are interested so that alternative
plans can be made should you decide not to participate.
The Facts:
Beware of tragic deaths and persons looking for your assistance
in moving large amounts of money and to fulfill the role of
trustee or heir. Legitimate estates do not solicit trustees
or heirs in this manner and do not promise to carry out the
exercise 'through the back door'. If someone promises you
20% of a fortune for doing little else than provide banking
details, it is too good to be true, and if it is too good
to be true, it probably is not true. This inheritance scheme
could end here with the takeover of your bank account and
depletion of your funds by a number of fraudulent means. A
second phase of the scheme could be invoked, in which you
are asked to pay an up front fee in order to collect your
so-called inheritance. You do not normally pay money to collect
money. this is also known as an advance fee scam.
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