Overseas Inheritance Scam: Tax Certificate for Wire Transfer

A story. Let’s say you receive an email notifying you about an inheritance of US$6 million (or Euros or Pounds) that you are about to receive. The inheritance is coming from someone (the “decedent”) that lived outside the U.S. You are not related to the decedent. In fact, you had never heard of the decedent before receiving the email. However, for some reason, the decedent wanted to leave his fortune to you. The dollar signs... Read more →