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Dear Abby: An internet inheritance scam just ruined my retirement, is there any hope left?
DEAR ABBY: I am a retired man who, unfortunately, got caught up in an internet inheritance scam and lost all my money. I’m ...
I was astonished when we were left £200k in inheritance by a woman I’d never met, but that’s when the nightmare began
STARING at the letter Alex and Tom Renny couldn’t believe their eyes. The couple had been left a share of a £4.2 million ...
‘HMRC harassed me for two years over a £50k inheritance tax bill I’d paid’
The 63-year-old grandmother owed £56,540 in inheritance tax after her father died in September 2020. She and her two brothers ...
HMRC sends letter 'out of blue' asking UK household pays £56,000 bill 'at once'
A woman has spoken out after being "harassed" by HMRC for two years after the taxman wrongly claimed she owed more than £50,000 in inheritance tax - despite her paying the bill ...
HMRC sending 'out of blue' letters demanding UK households pay £56,000 'at once'
Sarah Jones, whose name has been changed, spoke out to the Telegraph newspaper after the ordeal in the wake of settling her ...
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I was astonished when we were left £200k in inheritance by a woman I’d never met, but that’s when the nightmare began
The legal letters claimed Voysey had actually been ... and we hope it will raise awareness of inheritance scams and act as a warning to others. "Since publishing the book, we've had members ...
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Fraud Alert: Protect Yourself from Scams Using the Name of the IMF
Examples of Common Scams Fake emails and letters: Scammers may send emails or letters with ... replying to such requests if they do not seem legitimate. Scam contract or inheritance payments: the scam ...
Couple 'feel sorry' for fraudster after nearly losing their home in £200K con
Alex Renny and her husband, Tom, were left an inheritance of around £200,000 - before a woman they had never heard of tried ...