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Recently received. Letter from Paul Alfred Thomas, TD Canada Trust Bank, [protected]@gmail.com, stating that I might be an heir to a Joe Granke who died in 2007 in London. Is this for real or a scam? I am highly suspicious especially since the letter is not on any bank letterhead and the city is listed as Ontario, which I know is not a city.
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My husband received a similar letter, just today. it was to a joe_. our last name. all the other circumstances were the same, died in london in 2007, intestate, etc. pretty sure its a scam!
I received a letter same black and white letter head .. my account manager was a Richard HYTON. MY NEXT OF KIN DIED IN London 2008. Leaving. $9.2million... wow. Said he was a US citizen.
I also got a letter from Richard Hyton identical to your letter, same verbiage, same inheritance amount, same death by cardiac arrest in London in 2008! He gave his email address as richardhyton@yandex.com. These evil guys should be stopped somehow.
Diane P., Illinois - Oct. 17, 2018
Call your attorney general office to report it. I just received one today
I got a letter saying I inherited money from a relative, and my money is in TD Canada trust bank ! He gave an e-mail...johnlukeman102@gmail.com ! FRAUD ! SCAM ! They need to be stopped and exposed !
I received an email and although the name of the deceased is different the sender name is the same. So now there are 3 instances of this attempt to do do something that either way you look at it is must be illegal.
I just received my letter today. I'm in Virginia. Who is doing this needs to be stopped before someone falls victim to it.
I apologize, Whoever
I received a letter dated September 27, 2017 from the Canada Trust Bank and a Mr. Pethuel Andrew Timothee email: ptimothee101@gmail.com saying that I had a relative that died in 2007 from a cardiac arrest in London and that I was the next of kin and this inheritance is worth $9.2 million US dollars. He goes on to say that this requires all confidently and that I need to keep this absolutely discreet until I am able to claim the funds from the bank and then once the funds are released to me it will be shared between the two of us he says.. I wish this was legit, I certainly could use this inheritance of $9.2 Million US dollars...lol.
We just received the same letter. I agree that is a scam and need to be stopped. If anyone has any ideas how to stop these predators, let us know.
I have seen & heard about these scam. the question everyone should ask is: "do I have any rich relative that I knew to be named in the letter. if the answer is no, maybe, or unsure, then you are being scammed. there is no easy rich winning in life. people normally fall for these scams are due to greed. no such things as easy inheritance, gift, or nobility. stop wasteful thinking.
Don't be a sucker! we just received the same letter, word for word, same amount of money. listing a relative that we know never existed! it was on fake canada trust letterhead with the letterhead logo only in black and white.
It states it is from a mr. jean drape, account manager of canada trust bank.
Don't fall for this scam.
Mountain mama, colorado springs, colorado
we got the same letter today, came in a salvation army envelope!
Just received similar letter from Mr. Thomas Mendu@gmailcom. 9.2 Million. Canada mailing and everything. Screw you scammer! I really liked the guy that died with first name of Geo. Expensive car isn't it.
We received a letter also for 9.4 million. TD Canada Bank also and with the name of Geo also.
We got a letter yesterday from Tomas Mendu stating a relative died in London and left 9.2 million behind. I love the statement at the end of the 4th paragraph. "Once the funds are released to you, it will be shared between the two of us." Ha ha! As if I would SHARE it!
We also received the latest AARP Builletin with the Dark Web as its main article. Funny they both came the same day in the mail. I think that was no coincidence.
Just received the same black and white letter head letter from Daniel Schad who lol works at Canada Trust. I am a IT Computer Manager and this makes me laugh but also angry at this crook.
You can do something...report his domain to the register indicating by email or phone that he is solitating fraud under the domain name of yandex.com and you are reporting it through your abuse email or phone number. He will get his domain blacklisted or removed and have to spend another 10 bucks for a new one.
Registrar
WHOIS Server: whois.safenames.net
URL: http://www.safenames.net
Registrar: Safenames Ltd
IANA ID: 447
Abuse Contact Email:abuse@safenames.net
Abuse Contact Phone: +44.[protected]
You can check yourself by Googling whois
He has a new contact email and name. Just received the same exact letter today. New name and email is Daniel Tibor,
dtibor@efaxemail.com
Just got one from this Daniel Tibor today. It's the exact same story I got several months ago via fax, but that was from an alleged attorney - not! This one is actually soliciting fraud - the other said he'd get 10% and donate some to charity. This one isn't even trying to pretend to be legitimate! My last name is through marriage, so even if someone did leave money, I wouldn't be entitled to it! And I know for a fact that no one has that kind of money in our family! Fraud, fraud, fraud!
I just got one from his suppose to be partner, Jean Macrae. $9.2 billion. from the US moved to Canada, married a British woman who died in a car wreck with their only child 8 yrs before he passed 2010. He sent me suppose to a copy of his license and a trust agreement with Daniel Tibor but had a different name for the inheritance fund. When I questioned it, sent and agreement with his name with yet another name for the inheritance fund. Told him to make up his mind whose inheritance fund it was! Scammer! I wasn't born with that last name anyway. Just wanted to see just how far he would go and what kind of a scam he was trying to pull. Had told him up front I would not send any money, I had been scammed before, but not again! jmacrae@fairfaxlink.com - scammer!
My last name is through marriage also. Daniel Tibor has a partner - Jean Macrae is the one that sent my letter, 9.2 billion, died in 2010. He also sent me what he claims is a copy of his driver license.
jmacrae@fairfaxlink.com
i just received letter almost word to word expect mine pass with cardiac arrest in 2010
same email. what got me was no phone number no address.
Same-o-same….my letter almost exact as yours, Wow what a coincidence! These guys can’t get more creative anymore? I googled his name Jim Macrae, could be anything from an actress ( female) to photographer and fraudulent banker in Canada.
I agree, throw it away!
Oh I forgot that you letter might have a different email...just look at the right side of the email after the "@" sign and Google whois and look up the register abuse reporting email.
It is October 2018 and we just received a letter regarding inheritance to the sum of $47, 000, 000.00!
I was skeptical and tried finding the obituary or any information regarding the supposed deceased, which I was unable to find. After looking at the letter, aside from the lack of a proper header, there are many small spelling and grammar mistakes throughout the letter. This may not seem like an issue, but a respectable company, especially with clients trusting them with millions of dollars, will make sure that they have the proper employees and software to proofread their letters before sending them out. Seeing that this would be a very important document I feel that the sender would have requested a signature upon delivery of the letter to show that it was delivered to the proper recipient. At the bottom of the letter it should have also been personally signed by the supposed Account Manager but it is instead a copy of a signature indicating that this letter has been reproduced many times. The main red flags are: being asked to keep this matter private and the biggest giveaway is the "Account Manager" is requesting to share the funds 50/50. If this were legit you would not be entitled to "share" any of your money.
Do not respond to this letter or get your hopes up. Report it and make these scammers known.
Similar scam was sent to my sister today, $9.2m inheritance, guy died in London with our same last name, no return address, response to personal email, saying to keep it private, and other red flags. Don't touch it.
Just received a letter that I won $850, 000 as my sweepstakes prize that was randomly selected through medical professionals database.
Lots of errors in the letter. black and white letterhead with a photocopied signature.
Throw it away and save the heartache.
Bambi b
My step dad received this letter today. I pray NO ONE falls for this crap!
This scam continues. It is 2019 and I received one today. a citizen in the United states with my last name died in London... Keep the letter confidential and tell no one! Sad, but you know that someone will fall for scam.
Hello. I just received one today. Same wording as those posted here.
A friend fell for this same scam couple of years ago but she was lucky to get majority of her funds back through the help of www Myprincipalchargeback com. They really did a good job in helping her.
Add me to the growing list of potential millionaires who has a purported relative who passed away in London, leaving behind a boatload of money to me. I received my letter earlier this month from a John Delon, who also is associated with Canada Trust. The letter I received was exactly like the others here, except there was a request near the end of the letter's body advising me to email him 1) beneficiary name and address; and 2) Direct telephone and email. This scam appears to have replaced the legendary Nigerian email scams where recipients learned that they inherited millions from a prince and all you had to do was wire a transaction fee to get your money. What I find amusing is that the letter is written in such an overly stilted fashion to appear formal and professional that it invites scrutiny.
My husband received the same exact letter word for word except the deceases name was different. Big scam.!
We received one today as well, from Mr. Daniel Tibor, account manager with TD Canada Trust bank, Ontario, Canada.
Using the name Mr. Geo ________. Same story, died in London, cardiac arrest, account worth 9.2 million. Share this story on facebook if you can. We know that some people have probably already fallen for this scam and it's sad that someone would want to hurt good people.
I received similar letter from John Delon alleged account manager of TD Canada Trust fir 32 years. This was 9.2 million UDS unclaimed lottery winnings. They had my grandfather's name right, lived in USA but on the Canadian border and was born in Canada. Possible except the letter monitoring for 20 years and my grandfather has been dead for almost 47 years. Ghosts might purchase tickets, but to find out I must send personal information to a personal Email address. Also, Delon says Atlantic Canada; when I lived in Canada we said the Maritimes, or maybe Newfoundland. 9.2 million wold be nice, except Delon also says "it will be shared between the two of us" and I don't even know the guy.
Got one today from same guy, Daniel Tibor using the name Mr. Geo____(our last name) for 9.2 million! Definitely a scam! Creepy crooks!
My husband received TWO identical letters today, both from John Delon and noting 9.2 million. Only difference was the email address @yandex.com. Thank you everyone for posting here so that others can learn about this scam.
Just received one from John Delon, a purported account manager at TD Canada Trust, with the same type of offer. I guess if they send enough of these out they'll get some sucker to respond.
Things like this are getting rampant in recent times, a friend of mine fell victim of this in the past but luckily for him he reached out to a recovery firm called www myprincipalchargeback com who helped with the recovery of his funds after several investigations.
Honestly, it's a no-brainer this is a scam. Unfortunately, there are some who will fall sucker to it. It's printed from a laser printer for Pete's sake. Most importantly, if an alleged relative died in London, why would a fake AF bank in Canada be contacting anyone lol I get one from the same idiot monthly, about a different relative lol As far as the lame logo, it's 'TD' which is this idiot's initials backwards. Doesn't take a detective to figure that out.
I hate to disappoint, but TD Canada Trust Bank, 77 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario is a legitimate bank. The rest of the letter is, as you have pointed out, bogus bologna.
The letter is an obvious scam BUT the TD Canada Trust is a real Canadian bank.
https://www.td.com/about-tdbfg/corporate-information/executive-profiles/group-heads/
But ya'll got the cheap letter my amount was $24.5 million Nov 2.
I got one yesterday. I decided to have some fun with the scammer and sent an e-mail to his address but, alas, it no longer is a valid address.
Check out the Youtube videos by James Veitch to see the potential for playing with these fools. If more folks handled these situations like he does, there would be fewer scammers.
I received the same letter last week. I don't have any relatives named Geo worth 9.2 million. I wish Geo was real. I keep the letter around for a laugh. It is there to remind myself that people (especially scammers), are idiots.
A friend of mine received a similar letter in New Mexico within the last couple of weeks from Mr. Daniel Tibor...I guess he is still making the rounds!
Wow...i guess you can add me to the list...Seems like Mr. Mendu has 2 names and i don't have a Geo in my family either...Smh
I have just received the spoofing letter also dated August 8, 2019.
The letter is supposedly from TD Canadian trust bank authored by Mr. Daniel Tibor.
This is the second letter I've received the first was several years ago but it was the same scheme. I hope that TD Canadian trust bank is aware of this and is doing what ever they can to stop this fantasy.
Got the letter too. My account officer is Mr. Jean Delon and the deceased died in 2009. My letter though does not have "TD Canadian trust bank" mine just says "account manager in a well-known Bank, London Ontario. They listed the amount to collect 5.9 million USD. If it where only true =( Letter address in "Markham ON L3R OX1"
I received one today from Daniel Tibor. Same letter as above, Mr. Geo _______, cardiac arrest 2009, 9.2 million. No next of kin. Funny thing is, it came in a Salvation Army envelope! Email dtibor@efaxemail.com.
https://www.wikihow.com/Report-Mail-Fraud
My step-father, who has been deceased for three years, received the exact same letter today from Daniel Tibor of "Canada Trust" so the scam continues. I hope no one falls victim to it.
I just got one today! 🙄
I just got a similar letter today from a Lenny Mendoez (lennymendoez@lennyconsult.com) claiming a $9.2 million dollar estate and he wants 50 percent.
My husband had the same letter come in the mail today the account manager name is Daniel Macfarland deceased is Geo and our last name 9.2 million all the same as everyone else but my thoughts are what are they hoping to get by doing this?
I received the same letter today from Daniel Tibor.
I just received that very same letter from the same guy Daniel tabor funny thing is the was my husband name is is technically miss spelled and stuck for 30 yrs lol so I new right away it was fake