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Suspicious bank email demanding tax clearance for inheritance transfer

💸 moneysocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 5/5

A person attempting to transfer an inheritance from a UK bank to a US bank reports receiving an email claiming that the IRS and UK Ministry of Finance have flagged the transfer, requiring a Tax Identification Number (TIN) and a tax clearance certificate to prevent fund confiscation.

Who's affected: An individual attempting to transfer international inheritance funds and possibly others targeted by financial phishing scams.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A browser extension that flags common phrasing used in international wire transfer phishing scams.
  2. A verified directory of official bank communication channels to help users verify if an email is legitimate.
  3. An educational platform providing checklists for international inheritance transfers to help users identify red flags.
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Real voices

“the government through the IRS by the help of the Ministry of Finance has gotten into my funds transfer and is now demanding my tax clearance”

Source: Stack Exchange (money) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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