Possible scam, advice please

Tell them to take the money from the wealth you have - and they will say they cannot. Therefore = scam.

Following bereavement I had a good number of calls very like this.

I shut them all down mid-flow with an instruction to “put it in writing, write to me”
None of them did - all scammers…

Don’t email they could hack into your computer
It’s a sure scam well done for being cautious

Of course it’s a scam, a nice little earner for criminals.

This is from AI. Any entity operating as "GAM Business Support Services" in the Philippines offering unsolicited employment, task scams, or financial processing is an unauthorized fraudulent front. Real global firms like GAM Investments do not use cold-calling or third-party messaging operations for general public recruitment or support tasks

Cillafan this is a nasty scam. Block the phone number from your phone, and forget about it, except as a warning to stay alert. Your sister wouldn’t want you to worry about this, I’m sure.

Barbadosbelle

Peasebottom

What on earth does this posters dilemma have to do with any political party?

Keep it real and relevant please
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It’s actually Peasblossom
And her post was in answer to ExaltedWombat who was likely on the wrong thread😁 and said ‘Don’t vote Reform’!

Just adding to the many voices telling you not to email her or contact in any way.

You might want to look at this websit, it helps with identifying and dealing with, scams

stopscamsuk.org.uk/campaign/get-help-now/

I'm in the US and this sounds like a scam. These scammers are hoping to trigger your "greed gene".

A couple of questions: The media company would have a record of the sharés held by your sister wouldn't they? Who is handling her estate?

It is definitely a scam. Your bank are aware of these that's why they wouldn't release the money

One of the reasons this scam asks for some money up front is: they tell you they are going to open a crypto account so you can hide the money. They assure you that once that account is up and running you can take your deposit out, or leave it in.

If you have to pay up before they pay up, you can be 100% certain that it is a scam and someone is trying to steal money from you.

Block this woman's address immediately.

Trust your bank. They stopped me being defrauded last weekend, only £30, but ever little counts, as they say.

Oh please, you're 65, of course you know it's scam

Peasebottom

What on earth does this posters dilemma have to do with any political party?

Keep it real and relevant please
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Have you watched "Scam Intercepters' on TV?
This is a typical scenario.
Gransetters are wise and have advised you well, but if you still feel unsure, get in touch with your local Citizens Advice Bureau and speak to a real human!!

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Missiseff

Where? Where?
Silly! Silly!
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25Avalon

Sure not sorta

I can't understand why Grandsnet dont have an Edit button.

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What a ridiculous and unnecessary comment which does nothing to help the OP and his dilemma.

Please refrain from posting your political opinions. Not everyone would agree and no-one is interested in them.
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No way this isn't a scam

Def a scam. My thinking is that if it feels like one it probably is.

Having said that, there are 2 possible share inheritance frauds:

1. They have seen a report of a death and tracked heirs to try to extract money, which it seems to be in this case

2. Deceased does actually have shares (often through employment or changes to banking or campaigns if they are not normal investors) and the scammer is trying to take the shares from you.

PommiePrincess

Don't put yourself down. These scammers are professionals and could fool the smartest of people.

I keep saying "We are lucky to be aware of what scams look like ... so far ..."

It's a scam. If those shares are yours then you wouldn't have to pay anything to receive them and certainly not 4k! The shares don't exist and the caller wasn't in America, they're scammers probably in India or Africa and if you hand over any money that will be the last you see of it.

Please don't, this does not sound right.

If it sounds too good to be true it is. Don’t reply to emails and if you block they will know that your email is still live and can pass on to fellow fraudsters. Best to ignore and delete

If this was a genuine company about to pay 40,000 dollars to you then they would not want/need a deposit from you beforehand. This is definitely a scam and it needs reporting to the police together with any email addresses etc you have for these people. If they ring again just tell them you have handed over all their details to the police and then put down the phone. You can then block their number so that you don't have any more contact.

Rijedaim

I'm with everyone else on here and so pleased you heeded their advice. Action Fraud is the police Fraud service who are always looking out for scammers. They are based with the City of London police so if you (or anyone else) has anything to report would be good to provide scammers details to www.reportfraud.police.uk

It’s called Report Fraud now.
Considering the eye watering amount of tax payers money it consumes and its appalling success rate it should be shut down.
It’s not fit for purpose.