Mourners targeted in Facebook funeral scams
That is the BBC Headline, I heard this on the radionews this morning.
The scammers, who are believed to be in Bangladesh,
haven't been caught yet, but they are reported to watch
Facebook, for anybody reporting a death and when the
funeral will take place.
The scammers get to work, they build a fake page, with
pictures and information taken from, the deceased's family,
they then send an invitation to watch the funeral on YouTube
live, plus they demand payment for setting it up, just hours
before the funeral, they get the card number etc., then go
to the bank!
Mourners targeted in Facebook funeral scams
Looks like nothing is safe now.
I see that the article is dated March 2024, but this is the first
that I heard about such a despicable act.
Mike.