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OPP warn of ‘Inheritance Scam’ fraud


On January 19, Dufferin OPP received a report of an inheritance scam received by email. Further investigation revealed the following.
A resident received a letter postmarked from Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. A male identifying himself as Stanley Jones Director of Audit for an investment company based in Scotland was offering to transfer a portion of an inheritance in amount of 12.5 million British pounds. The suspect claimed that resident's
For further tips please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1 relative was owner of account. The suspect wanted bank account and personal information to complete the transfer and demanded secrecy of email and phone numbers provided.
The resident realized this was a fraud and did not proceed with the offer.
Police warn residents to be cautious of unsolicited email and mail received by them with offers of financial compensation.
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