The Centre County District Attorney’s Office is warning of a scam circulating locally in which residents have received a fraudulent letter about getting a possible $9.2 million inheritance from a deceased bank customer.
The letter is on letterhead made to appear it is from TD Canada Trust and is signed by ‘Petteri Tibor,’ who claims to be an account manager with the bank. He writes that the customer died in 2009 and no next of kin have been located, then advises how to apply to the bank as an extended relative of the deceased.
Tibor instructs the recipient to keep the matter confidential until the money is transferred and provides a personal email address to send a response. He writes that once the claim is made he will work behind the scenes to make the recipient the legitimate beneficiary of the inheritance.
‘Once the funds are released to you, it will be shared between the two of us,” the letter states.
The DA’s office says if residents receive the letter they should dispose of it and advise family and friends to do the same.
“If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is,” the office reminded residents in a news release.
