I received two letters a few years ago that I briefly thought might be worthy of a column warning about the scam involved, but decided it couldn’t be a serious problem and passed. A recent press ...

Pennsylvania officials are warning of an email scam requesting recipients send money to receive a fake inheritance from a distant relative. Officials said the scammers, posing as state employees, are ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in a Miami courtroom for orchestrating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 elderly and vulnerable Americans out of ...

MIAMI — A woman in South Florida received a personalized letter from a bank in Spain claiming she had received an inheritance from a late relative. When the woman responded, the bank representative ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Nigerian man pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive inheritance fraud scheme that swindled over 400 elderly and vulnerable individuals across the United States out of more ...

The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) is warning Iowans about inheritance scams that increase during the holiday season.

A group of lawyers who defrauded the son of a founder by promising to resolve inheritance tax issues related to the site of an art high school in Seoul’s Gangnam District has been sentenced to prison ...

NIBLEY, Cache County – Utahns are receiving messages and letters about unclaimed money from a deceased relative, or at the very least, someone who shares their last name. But it's an inheritance scam ...

As Iowans prepare to celebrate the holidays with family and friends, state officials are warning that scammers do not take ...

Sad elderly woman sit on sofa hold smartphone feels disappointed by received sms bad news. A Nigerian national who targeted elderly U.S. victims has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for ...