Q: I think I have been emailed by a scammer he says he is an attorney from london england robert kaan
He says something about family heritage and a lawrence treloar who I have never heard of and they need a beneficiary to claim his assets and ect... He said he was a hemp oil business man. Who inherited the business from his mother kate treloar
A:
If you THINK it’s a scammer it probably is. The best course of action is to ignore it.
This one is a bit craftier than most as it appears they have picked the name of a real barrister from Britain, but if it smells funny you can always ask that they mail you something documenting their proposal. Federal mail fraud laws have real teeth so most scammers avoid mailing solicitations.
A better course is to just ignore this though — especially if you know of no connection to the individuals mentioned.
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