A message pops up promising wealth you never expected, and suddenly your heart jumps a little. Who would not feel curious after seeing words like inheritance, fortune, or secret estate left behind by ...

An ex-Virginia police officer reportedly orchestrated an inheritance scheme that drained a huge sum of cash from his victims.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former police officer on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for wire fraud and money ...

Pennsylvania officials are warning of an email scam requesting recipients send money to receive a fake inheritance from a distant relative. Officials said the scammers, posing as state employees, are ...

(WJET/WFXP)– Pennsylvania officials from several different state departments are reminding Pennsylvanians, especially older ones, to be on the lookout for a new inheritance scam where fraudsters are ...

NIBLEY, Cache County – Utahns are receiving messages and letters about unclaimed money from a deceased relative, or at the very least, someone who shares their last name. But it's an inheritance scam ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) is warning Iowans about inheritance scams that increase during the holiday season. Iowans have been receiving letters claiming they have a ...

ROCKVILLE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Rockville Police Department is warning the public about a scam that attempts to trick people into believing they have been named the beneficiary of a large life ...