Estate scams
These scams are similar to the 'Nigerian letter' scams and involve settling of an estate for a recently deceased person. Often, the scammers say that there is no next of kin to inherit the fortune, so they ask you to kindly nominate yourself. Other times, you are labelled as the only living relative and the scammer will ask for your personal details such as bank account number etc. These scams are common for people with email addresses which contain their surname, such as john.smith@isp.com and the deceased relative's name will be amended to match. As with other unsolicited emails, these should not be replied to and should be deleted.
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