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Letter was from a Peter Abbott supposedly from a law firm in Canada. Letter states there is an unclaimed life insurance policy worth $10,800,020.00 by a woman with the same last name as mine. Letter states she past away 4 years ago from Covid. Letter goes on to say they can not locate any living relatives to claim the estate. Because I have the same last name they are proposing the opportunity to be the beneficiary of the policy amount. Proposal is 10 percent goes to various charities. Remaining 90 percent would be shared between us 50 percent each. Contact info is [email protected]. Letter has a name on bottom ( Peter Abbott Principal Solicitor) This letter was dated September 3 2025. It uses my full name in the letter. There is an address of 1600 Carling Ave. #510 Ottawa,ON KIZOA1 Canada. Telephone 1 450 234 2501

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NJ, USA- 08863

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Ottawa, ON- K1Z 0A1

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(450) 234-2501

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Peter Abbott LLP

Date Reported

September 30, 2025

Scam ID

1069554


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