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  1. www.cbs17.com › news › digging-deeperScammer pretending to be lawyer targeting people with ...

    Dec 1, 2021 · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A scammer masquerading as a lawyer with a real law firm is targeting people saying he has a multi-million-dollar payout from an insurance policy that he says you are owed. This scam originates via fax. It’s a letter saying you are the beneficiary of a $13 million accidental death insurance policy from a relative of ...

    • Steve Sbraccia

  2. www.cbs17.com › news › digging-deeperLetter saying unclaimed Canadian insurance policy worth ...

    May 31, 2021 · When one came to a CBS 17 viewer, they asked consumer investigator Steve Sbraccia to check it out. The letter advised the viewer, a Raleigh woman, that an $8.9 million unclaimed insurance policy from a “distant relative” was left unclaimed and if the viewer would consent to a partnership with the sender, 10 percent of the money would go to ...

    • Steve Sbraccia

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  4. www.consumeraffairs.com › news › this-letter-from-aThis letter from a 'lawyer' is just the latest scam

    Aug 24, 2023 · A fake law firm in Canada is sending letters to U.S. consumers pitching a scam on how ... who got official-looking letters in the mail from a supposed “lawyer” in Canada, of all places ...

    • Gary Guthrie

  5. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaHow a slick-talking 'lawyer' almost scammed an Ontario senior ...

    Jan 13, 2024 · In some cases, the scammers mention the need to not violate a court-issued gag order. The scams are persistent and for the con artists, very lucrative. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reported ...

  6. www.snopes.com › news › 2024/10/11CBS News Aired 2 Different Answers to Same Question from ...

    Oct 11, 2024 · In our research, we found that CBS News did broadcast two different versions of Harris' answers to a series of questions she was asked about Netanyahu. One version aired on Oct. 6 on the Sunday ...

  7. consumer.ftc.gov › consumer-alerts › 2023Did you get a letter from a “lawyer” about cashing in on ...

    Aug 18, 2023 · You can’t cash in on a stranger’s life insurance policy — even if a lawyer says you can. The FTC has heard reports from people in Korean, Vietnamese, and Latino communities who got letters in the mail from a supposed “lawyer” in Canada. The letter looks like it’s from a law firm and offers an “easy way” to get money using someone else’s life insurance policy. But it’s a ...

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  9. lians.ca › news › fraud-alertFRAUD ALERT: Scammers Impersonate NS Lawyers – LIANS

    Feb 18, 2022 · If a bogus attachment is opened and the user does not have anti-virus software or firewall programs on their computer, their system could become infected. For tips to avoid being victimized, and to report or seek advice on dealing with fraud and scam attempts, contact Cynthia Nield at cnield@lians.ca or 902 423 1300, x346.