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- According to a Federal Trade Commission statement from June, the scam involves criminals who impersonate funeral home workers. They contact grieving people to tell them their family member's funeral will be canceled unless they immediately pay more money.
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A Lisburn man has urged people to stay vigilant after scammers tried to convince family and friends to send money for his sister's funeral costs.
Aug 12, 2023 · In some cases, the scammers mask their phone number to make it appear as if the call is coming from the funeral home, a practice known as “spoofing.” “To prey on individuals and families at such...
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Mar 19, 2024 · Mourners are being targeted in a “despicable” and fast-spreading funeral scam. Facebook fraudsters are using stolen images and phony funeral live links to convince grieving families to part...
Jul 4, 2024 · BBC News. 4 July 2024. A grieving family has warned scammers are targeting mourners on social media with fake streams of funeral services. Gary Chadwick, from East Barkwith, Lincolnshire,...
Jun 1, 2024 · It’s very simple; scammers take genuine funeral information from the internet and post links to a supposed livestream of the funeral, asking for credit card details to secure the “booking”.
These scammers set up fake profiles and send friends requests to those close to the deceased person, often asking for money for fundraising campaigns or donations that don’t exist. They even publish complete pages claiming to be a legitimate tribute page.
Jun 15, 2023 · Anyone who pressures you to pay or give them your personal information is a scammer. Contact the funeral home directly. Use a phone number that you know is real, not one you got from the scammer’s text, email, or phone call. If you don’t know it, you’ll find it on the General Price List you got from the funeral home.
