(RENFREW, ON) – Over the past week, Renfrew Detachment has received a number of complaints from citizens who have received a letter from a London, UK accountant and independent underwriting consultant. The author suggests that he is attempting to distribute the wealth of a now deceased business magnate but is having difficulty in finding the appropriate beneficiary. They suggest that,there is no risk involved as he goes on to indicate that because the recipient has the same last name, the proceeds of the unclaimed funds can be released to them as beneficiary.
The Ontario Provincial Police would like to make everyone aware that this type of “inheritance†letter is sent in an attempt to ultimately defraud you of your money or steal your personal information. Legitimate estates do not solicit trustees or heirs in this manner and do not promise to carry out the exercise ‘through the back door’. At some point in this fraud you will be asked to provide personal information or to pay “banking fees†to release the fortune. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is not true.
For more information on this and other types of fraudulent scams, please go to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website at: http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/home.html