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- The letter CBS 17 received from the fake lawyer isn’t the only one from him out there apparently. The real Doucet Droit law firm posted a warning on its website about the scam saying people had been calling them about $13 million. The firm says the letter is not from them and they’ve notified authorities.
www.cbs17.com/news/digging-deeper/scammer-pretending-to-be-lawyer-targeting-people-with-insurance-payout/
May 31, 2021 · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Letters offering a huge windfall from a Canadian law firm have been hitting mailboxes in the area recently. When one came to a CBS 17 viewer, they asked consumer investigator Steve Sbraccia to check it out.
- Steve Sbraccia
Aug 24, 2023 · Uh, no. CBS17 in Raleigh/Durham shows what this scam looks like in real life. If one of these letters shows up, here’s what to do. If you get a letter from a law firm, you probably shouldn’t...
- Gary Guthrie
Sep 27, 2023 · According to the FTC alert, the agency is receiving reports from people in Latino, Korean and Vietnamese communities about a letter from a “lawyer” in Canada.
- Zach Myers
Aug 18, 2023 · 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 scam.
Jan 13, 2024 · A man who was targeted by a so-called emergency scam is warning others after a person called him claiming to be a lawyer needing money urgently to help his son.
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