SCAM. SO LET ME SHOW YOU THIS LETTER THAT WILL GET YOUR ATTENTION REAL QUICK, FOLKS. IT CLAIMS TO BE FROM AN ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN TORONTO. AND HERE’S THE SHORT VERSION OF THE LETTER. IT CLAIMS THAT THE RECIPIENT, MARIE POWERS, MAY BE A RELATIVE OF MR. ALAN POWERS, WHO DIED ABOUT NINE YEARS AGO. SINCE NO ONE HAS STEPPED FORWARD TO CLAIM HIS $13 MILLION ESTATE, MARIE POWERS MAY BE ABLE TO CLAIM 90% OF THE MONEY, THEN MARIE POWERS IS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CONTACT THE LAWYER AND GET THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED. WELL, I CONTACTED THIS LAWYER’S OFFICE IN TORONTO, AND WHILE THE LAWYER’S OFFICE DOES EXIST, EVERYTHING ELSE IS FAKE, INCLUDING THE NAME OF THE LAWYER WHO SENT THIS LETTER. HERE’S THE SCAM. IF YOU RESPOND TO THIS LETTER, YOU’LL BE TOLD THAT SOME KIND OF TAXES OR FEES NEED TO BE PAID UP FRONT TO GET THE MONEY. MAYBE A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS AT FIRST, BUT THINK ABOUT THE MILLIONS YOU’RE GOING TO GET IN RETURN. YOU’RE TOLD. AND ONCE YOU DO SEND SOME MONEY, YOU’LL BE ASKED TO SEND EVEN MORE MONEY. AND THE CYCLE GOES ON AND ON AS THEY DRAW OUT THIS SCAM, THE PROMISE OF A SUDDEN WINDFALL IS HOW A LOT OF SCAMMERS DRAW YOU INTO THEIR TRAP. DON’T TAKE THE BAIT.

A letter claiming to offer tens of millions of dollars from an unknown relative is a scam. The letter, purportedly from an attorney’s office in Toronto, suggests that the recipient, Marie Powers, may be a relative of Mr. Alan Powers, who died nine years ago.Since no one has claimed his $13 million estate, Marie Powers is told she could claim 90% of the money and is given instructions to contact the lawyer to start the process.News 8 contacted the lawyer’s office in Toronto and confirmed that while the office exists, everything else in the letter is fake, including the name of the lawyer who supposedly sent it.The scam involves asking recipients to pay taxes or fees, potentially a couple of thousand dollars, with the promise of receiving millions in return.Once money is sent, scammers continue to request more, perpetuating the cycle.The promise of a sudden windfall is how a lot of scammers draw you into their trap. Don’t take the bait.

A letter claiming to offer tens of millions of dollars from an unknown relative is a scam.

The letter, purportedly from an attorney’s office in Toronto, suggests that the recipient, Marie Powers, may be a relative of Mr. Alan Powers, who died nine years ago.

Since no one has claimed his $13 million estate, Marie Powers is told she could claim 90% of the money and is given instructions to contact the lawyer to start the process.

News 8 contacted the lawyer’s office in Toronto and confirmed that while the office exists, everything else in the letter is fake, including the name of the lawyer who supposedly sent it.

The scam involves asking recipients to pay taxes or fees, potentially a couple of thousand dollars, with the promise of receiving millions in return.

Once money is sent, scammers continue to request more, perpetuating the cycle.

The promise of a sudden windfall is how a lot of scammers draw you into their trap. Don’t take the bait.