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Inheritance Scams: Another Advanced Fee Scam

Online users, please be on the lookout for fake inheritance emails like the one below, which claim the recipients have received an inheritance worth thousands of dollars. The fake emails are advanced fee scams being sent by online scammers to their potential victims. This scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain a large sum.

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A Inheritance Scam Sent by Online Scammers

From: Sophia Dawson - s_dawson5@outlook.com

Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2019 8:58 AM

Subject: Re:PTD

For your information

You are the beneficiary to my deceased client who died in-estate to the bequest of the sum of £15,500,000.00 GBP.

If you accept please forward your full names, physical address and your direct cell for the court documentations and so that we can obtain the probate division of court papers required for you to claim the funds from the holding bank. Please send your response to my private email: Sophia Dawson--

sp.dawson@queensqchambers.com

Thanks,

Sophia Dawson

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