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1. 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.

2. www.snopes.com › list › 5-online-scams-to-watch-out-for20 Online Scams to Watch Out For - Snopes.com

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   Mar 7, 2024 · Each of these scams is designed to steal your personal information to use your account or even steal money straight from your bank account, so let's talk about the most common ones so you can...

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3. 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

4. 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.

5. www.scamvoid.netCheck if a Website is Legitimate or Scam | Scamvoid

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   Check Website. Reputation. Find out the trustworthiness value of a website (powered by MyWOT) so you can easily identify untrusted and potentially unsafe websites. Blocklist. We scan the website with multiple domain blocklist engines and other security services to better detect dangerous websites. Popularity.

6. www.cbc.ca › news › businessFake websites for real companies are scamming Canadian ...

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   Mar 5, 2024 · Avoiding online scams is nothing new for many Canadians, but companies and anti-fraud professionals are warning consumers to watch for fake listings on search engines that try to redirect people...

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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 Dewey & Howe a scam?

   • The law firm’s name isn’t Dewey, Scamem and Howe, but it should be. Because if you email them, they’ll ask for your personal information or some money probably to establish an account – or maybe both. And the supposed insurance payout? Uh, no. CBS17 in Raleigh/Durham shows what this scam looks like in real life.

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

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   Is this phishing text from a company sending you free money?

   • Unfortunately, that text is not from a company that wants to send you free money. It’s just another phishing scheme — we checked. You've seen it with mobile ordering at restaurants and the rise of online banking — but now the ancient, time-honored tradition of scamming people out of their money has become a lucrative internet business.

   20 Online Scams to Watch Out For - Snopes.com

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   Are there scammers posing as employers?

   • If you're a job seeker you already know that there exist plenty of scammers posing as employers in hopes of either stealing your identity, or cheating you out of what money you have.

   Scam alert: the company is real, but the job offer is fake

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   Is the 'Coca-Cola Welfare Fund' lottery scam a scam?

   • Beware the "Coca-Cola Welfare Fund" lottery scam! Promising big bucks for completing a survey, this scam has been making rounds on Facebook since early June 2021, tempting users with thousands in pesos or riel. But clicking that link?

   20 Online Scams to Watch Out For - Snopes.com

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   Did a scam email offer a $100 gift card?

   • In February 2022, a scam email made the rounds, pretending to offer an "exclusive reward" from McDonald's, luring recipients with the promise of a $100 gift card. The catch? A survey on a sketchy website promising the reward. The email itself was a grammatical mess, coming from a dubious address not affiliated with McDonald's.

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8. www.consumeraffairs.com › news › scam-alert-theScam alert: the company is real, but the job offer is fake

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   Feb 20, 2015 · Check scam. The scammer went on to promise Beverly a wage of $40 per hour, mentioned various types of software she would need to do the job, and then: “The company's accountant will mail out ...