Ownerless Goods Rip Off Scam

Ownerless Goods is known in latin as Bona Vacantia and it means property or funds

that have no rightful owner that can be located and the government takes management or ownership of. In other places depending on the location, it is called by other terms. The US has shortened the term to unclaimed property and usually the individual state manages though at times the US government may take possession of the goods. If you know about the goods and can prove you should have them they can be recovered.

Almost any item of worth can be considered ownerless goods such as, abandoned checking accounts, real estate, or even jewelry There are cases where a deceased person has not made a will or appointed any beneficiary and their property leaving them in limbo. These ownerless goods or in some cases money, are then taken charge of by the state or government but can be reclaimed by the person who owns them or by someone who can prove they are the rightful.

This possibility of being the heir to unclaimed property or having unknown money floating in governmental coffers has opened a wide field for scam artists. Everyone hopes that some deceased relative has left money or property that will make them rich simply by answering a letter or e-mail. Dishonest people take advantage of this desire to scam people out of their money.

These unclaimed properties or moneys are not kept secret but advertised in the local paper, or via a website and they may request some basic personal information such as a full name or possibly relatives names and that information is checked against the database to see if there is property for the inquirer. Occasionally names of relatives will be required.

If there is a match the person applying is contacted and further information is required. This is all done by correspondence and no agent will be contacting the applicant. A person aware of this information will not be taken in by a scam.

Those who wish to scam people through bona vacantia claims just pick email addresses or phone numbers at random and contacts them. You then get an email or a letter from the scammer, informing them of their entitlement to certain withheld and unclaimed funds. The official appearance of the letter will serve to convince you.

Once a victim sends a response, they often get a phone call from the scammer, informing them of fees that they have to pay in order to collect. For the most part, this money gets paid to the con artists, and the victim never receives any of the money they were led to believe they would. As a result, you have to consult phone-records-search.com/250/833/ or other such telephone look-up services in order to find out just how valid the caller is, and whether or not they're legitimate.

Personal checks are even better for scammers, as it allows them to get more out of you. With the information on your check, such as your address and account number, they can empty your accounts. Sending a personal check to a con artist can result in identity theft. Absolutely avoid these correspondences if you can, but if you do want to investigate these claims, consult the appropriate government agency to check up on them.

by: Odesi Desko

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