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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. Here’s how to spot it.
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.
- Gary Guthrie
Jun 19, 2023 · The named law firm probably knows nothing about this. You can look up the lawfirm's contact info on your google machine and call them. If they know nothing about this, it is a scam.
- It is very likely that it is a scam. If its not a scam, it is extortion, which is a felony. I would file a police report against the Semrad Law Fir...
- If they're legit they have likely violated federal bankruptcy laws. However, in my opinion, this is most likely a scam.
- They have probably violated the bankruptcy laws. Discuss this with your attorney.
Jul 18, 2019 · The email may come from a domain name that can be easily mistaken for the legitimate sender — but careful examination will reveal a slight change, the letter “l” in the original email or domain name might become the number “1” in the hacker’s spoofed account.
Dec 1, 2021 · The scammer also offers a Gmail mailing address in his letter to contact him. That’s another clue that it’s fake. “Is the firm sending you something that requires a Gmail response?” said Rambus. “It needs to be from that law firm’s domain, not a letter or two different, but the exact email address.”
Jan 9, 2020 · Here's how it typically works: A target receives a phishing email that asks them to enter their email address and password under the guise of legitimate purposes—maybe retrieving a "secure...
Be wary when a party in a transaction suddenly changes their normal procedures. This could include wiring money to a different account, using a personal instead of a work email address, or contacting a different person at the company. All of these could be red flags to a potential scam.
