A Nigerian national spearheaded an inheritance scheme that drained more than $6 million from hundreds of Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Pennsylvania officials are warning of an email scam requesting recipients send money to receive a fake inheritance from a distant relative. Officials said the scammers, posing as state employees, are ...

Investigators are warning of an inheritance scam hitting Washington County. Last month, a resident received a letter in the mail claiming they are set to inherit $75 million from a long-lost relative, ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — A Hood River grandmother says she was scammed out of her six-figure inheritance after con artists posed as her longtime financial planner and convinced her to send them $100,000.

NIBLEY, Cache County – Utahns are receiving messages and letters about unclaimed money from a deceased relative, or at the very least, someone who shares their last name. But it's an inheritance scam ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Insurance Division (IID) is warning Iowans about inheritance scams that increase during the holiday season. Iowans have been receiving letters claiming they have a ...

SEX OFFENDER: Martin Gomez, 59, Chicago, was arrested Jan. 21 for failing to register as a sex offender. Gomez, classified as ...

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A Nigerian man pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive inheritance fraud scheme that swindled over 400 elderly and vulnerable individuals across the United States out of more ...