Hi Hans, I've received similar e-mails, but whenever I see "inheritance" or "winning the lottery", I delete them. I do, however, wonder why some DVHH list mail ends up in my Spam folder. Anyone have an idea? Rose On 10 May 2014 14:09, Tony Fieder <aefieder@hotmail.com> wrote: > John, > > If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't true! > > There are many bad people out there in cyber space ... always be vigilant. > > Tony > > > > From: haumann@earthlink.net > > Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 14:20:30 -0500 > > To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [DVHH] possible inheritance scam > > > > > > Hello fellow listers. > > > > I'm not sure what to make of this. Last week I received by regular > mail, a letter suggesting that I might be the sole surviving heir of an > individual who died without a will and left a sizable account in the UK. > The letter (which bore no official letterhead) claims that the originator > is a "chartered accountant" and "independent auditor" in the UK, and > suggests that the recipient of the letter has been identified through some > preliminary research as a potential heir. Based on the nature and some > unusual wording in the letter, I am highly skeptical of its validity. > > > > Since the surname of the deceased is that of a Schwob, I was wondering > if others on the DVHH list might have received a similar letter. > > > > Hans > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >