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1. • • “You can’t cash in on a stranger’s life insurance policy — even if a lawyer says you can,” the Federal Trade Commission said in an article about the hoax last year. “There is no lawyer. It’s a scammer. And if you email them, they’ll ask for personal information. Or money. Or both. And that life insurance payout? It doesn’t exist.”
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2. www.consumeraffairs.com › news › this-letter-from-aThis letter from a 'lawyer' is just the latest scam

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   Aug 24, 2023 · A fake law firm in Canada is sending letters to U.S. consumers pitching a scam on how to make money off of another person's life insurance policy.

   • Author: Gary Guthrie

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

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   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.

4. ca.news.yahoo.com › man-got-letter-lawyer-vowingMan got letter from ‘lawyer’ vowing $11M payout from stranger ...

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   Nov 13, 2024 · “You can’t cash in on a stranger’s life insurance policy — even if a lawyer says you can,” the Federal Trade Commission said in an article about the hoax last year. “There is no lawyer....

5. fox59.com › news › dont-fall-for-fake-lawyer-lifeDon’t fall for fake lawyer life insurance scam - Fox 59

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   Sep 27, 2023 · (WTTV/WXIN) — The Federal Trade Commission is sending out a warning about a scam involving fake lawyers and non-existing life insurance policies. Not only does the scheme claim to take advantage...

   • Author: Zach Myers

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

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   May 31, 2021 · It’s a scam, one that has been tried before. An alert from the Louisiana State Bar warns about letters sent to people in that state supposedly from an Ontario Law Firm about a large inheritance from a distant relative.

   • Author: Steve Sbraccia

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

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   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.

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   Is a 'lawyer' letter a scam?

   • 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. Here’s how to spot it.

   Did you get a letter from a “lawyer” about cashing in on someone else’s

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   Is a life insurance lawyer a scam?

   • There is no lawyer. It’s a scammer. And if you email them, they’ll ask for personal information. Or money. Or both. And that life insurance payout? It doesn’t exist. If you get one of these letters: Don’t respond. Never share your information with someone who contacts you and says they need it.

   Did you get a letter from a “lawyer” about cashing in on someone else’s

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   Is this a fake letter claiming a dead man's life insurance policy?

   • It’s fake, DA says Recently, a Wichita man received an official-looking letter from person claiming to be an attorney, promising a big cash payout if he agreed to help him claim a dead man’s life insurance policy. But like many things that guarantee quick and easy money, the letter was too good to be true.

   Man got letter from ‘lawyer’ vowing $11M payout from stranger’s insura…

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   What happens if a lawyer claims unclaimed life insurance?

   • The "lawyer" claims to have an unclaimed life insurance policy worth millions of dollars for a deceased client. Due to your (supposedly) similar last name and nationality, the "lawyer" can add your name to the policy and divide the money among you, their law firm, and a charity.

   This letter from a 'lawyer' is just the latest scam - ConsumerAffairs

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   Did CBS 17 receive a scam letter from a fake lawyer?

   • 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.

   Scammer pretending to be lawyer targeting people with insurance payo…

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   Is this 'easy way' to get money using someone else's life insurance?

   • 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. Here’s how to spot it. In the letter, the “lawyer” says they have a deceased client with an unclaimed life insurance policy worth millions.

   Did you get a letter from a “lawyer” about cashing in on someone else’s

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9. consumer.ftc.gov › consumer-alerts › 2024Contacted about long-lost relative’s life insurance policy or ...

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   This is not a lawyer — it’s a scammer. That’s the most important thing to know. But the letter sounds convincing, explaining that the firm has tried to contact family members. No heir, they say, has come forward to collect the multi-million-dollar life insurance policy or inheritance.