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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Scammy Letter Yields $800,000

If you're like us, you've been on the receiving end of more than a few e-mails falsely claiming that you've inherited millions from a relative you didn't know you have. All you have to do is hand over your bank account info — and have it drained rather quickly. One young man in Nashville says his inheritance is the real deal, though experts are waiting for the other shoe to drop.

The man said he got a letter about a month ago stating that he was to inherit around $16 million from an aunt in the UK he'd never heard of. He tells local TV station WSMV that he's already put $800,000 in his account, with which he's purchased a new car.

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This post should not be construed as encouraging readers to actually answer these types of letters.  In fact, we suggest that you immediately trash them.  We just thought that the article was interesting. – Ed.

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