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?
