12/26/2012

Scams are active - again

Below is an email correspondence sent to us from one of our members regarding an overseas scam that was directed at their funeral home.  Please be aware multiple funeral homes in the same area were targeted within hours of each other.  We have removed the email addresses from the original messages to preserve our members' privacy.

From:
Date: December 26, 2012, 2:11:19 PM EST
To:
Subject: Scam Alert from out of country Relay phone calls for Ohio Funeral Homes

I received the same relay call about Noon today.

Thanks for the heads up!

-----Original Message-----
From:
To:
Sent: Wed, Dec 26, 2012 1:38 pm
Subject: Scam Alert from out of country Relay phone calls for Ohio Funeral Homes

I received a Relay phone call regarding repatriating the remains of

someone's father... obviously a scam, but I did call the number listed

on NFDA's site to verify.

I figured if they called us, they must be calling other people. Just a

heads up so you dont waste your time =)

Here's a link on NFDA's site regarding other scam styles:

http://www.nfda.org/home-page-items/3335-scammers-targeting-funeral-homes.html

Happy Holidays

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Laura Torres moreno <ltorresmorend@yahoo.com>

Date: Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 1:25 PM

Subject:

To: 

Thank you so much for the email,here is the funeral home info below

and my father's information.and like i said i will need a favor from

you.

Deceased Full Name: EDWARD HARRIS

SSN: 101-48-9410

DOB:09-30-1957

Place of Death:Nigeria

He past away on 23 of December

Funeral Name:Olabisi Mortuary

Funeral Owner's name:Tayo Edu

Funeral Email address:funeral_homes1@hotmail.com

Funeral Phone Number:0112348173087971

________________________________

From: 

To: Laura Torres moreno <ltorresmorend@yahoo.com>

Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 7:06 PM

Subject: 

Before I conduct any financial transaction I need to verify your

fathers information, and contact the funeral home performing the ship

out services.

Can you give me your fathers full name, date of birth, state and city

of birth, social security number, date of death, place of death, time

of death, and the Funeral Home name and phone number that you have

selected to assist with the services?

On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Laura Torres moreno

<ltorresmorend@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thank you so much for the email,My dad is a The Decedent is a United States

> Citizens okay and the Funeral that will be forwarding my dad remains said

> that my dad remains have been embalmed and prepared in a Casket and the

> remains  is ready to be transfer back to the states and all the necessary

> things and paperwork have been made and all they are waiting for is the

> nearest airport to receive the remains in the states.Also am the next of

> kins of my father and am the one that will be coming to your office but i

> want you to fax me all the paperwork and i will sign it and fax it back to

> your office cuz am currently at the hospital now and i will be having a

> surgery in some days.So i will be paying a deposit with my credit card for

> the sum of $1500 for receiving my father's remains.and once my dad remains

> arrive i will be paying for all the expenses like funeral service and

> cemetery  with a check.and i will need a little favor from you.

> 

> 

> ________________________________

> From: 

> To: ltorresmorend@yahoo.com

> Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 6:51 PM

> Subject: 

> 

> Hello Laura,

> This is my email address at the funeral home. The cost for receiving

> remains from another funeral home is XXX.XX. This charge does

> includes the pick-up of remains, transportation of remains to the

> cemetery, and the basic services of staff. This charge does not

> include visitation, rites, or ceremonies.

> 

> Is the decedent a United States Citizen? There are several steps that

> need to be taken prior to making flight arrangements, or purchasing

> services through a funeral home.

> 

> 

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