Slough Borough Council’s trading standards team are warning residents to be alert for the latest e-mail scam – a scam targeting residents with Singh in their name.
The scam involves an e-mail from a person from abroad mailing to say that he is a representative of the late Dr Edward Singh who has invested money in the Seychelles.
The fraud states that Dr Edward Singh died a few years ago and does not mention any next of kin to whom the money can be paid. It also states that the money is in millions of US dollars.
The scam requires the use of someone named Singh to act as the next of kin.
The mail does not ask for money as yet, but asks for personal details. However, experience shows that there will eventually be a request for money involved in processing the claim and these demands will grow as the victim is enticed in.
Slough Senior Trading Standards Officer Peter Adshead, said: “This scam could potentially cost victims a lot of money.
“We would advise anyone who receives such a communication to immediately consign it to the junk mailbox and report it to their e-mail provider.
He added: “If an offer looks too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true. So we are warning residents in the hope we prevent anyone making contact with the criminals behind this fraud.”
Councillor Shafiq Chaudhry, commissioner for Slough community and leisure, said: “I would advise any resident who receives this e-mail to ignore it and not respond.
“These scamsters are only after people’s money and do not deserve any of the hard-earned cash of Slough’s residents.”
Slough Borough Council
