Mon, 2014-07-07

The Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit would like to advise the public that a fraudulent ‘inheritance’ letter is currently circulating claiming to be from ‘John Pedro Attorneys.’

Numerous residents have reported receiving the letter, enclosed in a handwritten envelope which begins, ‘My name is Attorney John Pedro a legal practitioner based in Johannesburg and the personal attorney to late Mr. Randolph Marriott, a Foreign National who died along with his wife and two sons in a robbery attack in their farm settlement home in Johannesburg, South Africa.’

It goes on to claim that, ‘I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin to my deceased client, so that you can be paid the funds left in his bank account. I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you are at an advantage. The proceeds of this bank account valued at USD$10.5Million US Dollars can be paid to you. We shall both share the funds equally, 50% for me and 50% to you.’

Such requests via unsolicited ‘official looking’ correspondence should be ignored.

Once again, members of the public are advised to be extremely cautious when considering whether or not to send funds to persons who have contacted them unexpectedly, especially persons whose identity cannot be properly established.

Weekend Police Activity

Over the weekend police officers arrested five people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the island.

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