Inheritance Scam: Detection Questions You Should Ask!

The so-called “Inheritance Scam” is resurfacing in Colorado, but it has a new look.

No longer do you simply receive an email claiming to be from the representative of a long-lost relative. The new format involves what security experts call the “Accomplice Ploy” in which the thieves attempt to engage you through a long series of queries (one method) reaching out to you as if they know who you might be.

We have developed five questions you should ask about any email or phone call you suspect might be a scam. They are called the 5 indicators of the inheritance scam:

Sileo’s Scam-Detection Questions

1. Were you expecting a windfall?

2. Is it too good to be true?

3. Are you being rushed/threatened?

4. Do they ask for secrecy?

5. Do they request more information?

If you can answer yes to any of these, put up your guard! Because so many Americans are facing financial problems, an inheritance scam holds a special appeal. When first introduced, the scammers behind the emails were earning more than a million dollars a month. Don’t let them get any of yours!

John Sileo is an an award-winning author and keynote speaker on identity theft, internet privacy, fraud training & technology defense. John specializes in making security entertaining, so that it works. John is CEO of The Sileo Group, whose clients include the Pentagon, Visa, Homeland Security & Pfizer. John’s body of work includes appearances on 60 Minutes, Rachael Ray, Anderson Cooper & Fox Business. Contact him directly on 800.258.8076.

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