FTC warns of phishing scam involving fake letters about unclaimed insurance money

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Letter claims you have unclaimed insurance funds

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning about a scam coming to your mailbox.

It comes as a letter in the mail from a “law firm” about unclaimed insurance money.

The letter says one of their clients died, and the client has the same last name as you.

Kara Kenney with Indiana’s I-Team spoke with Terri Miller, a consumer education specialist at the Federal Trade Commission.

“They send that to as many people as possible, in hopes that someone will respond,” Miller said. “They’re casting a wide net with that phishing scam, and so you kno...

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