According to the current newsletter, Scammers are stepping to a new low.
Ever wanted to do something special for your loved one after something happened to them? Sending them off is probably not the thing to do. Not unless there is a reputable company who will do what you ask for.
A woman in Northern California was contacted through social media and was promised that they would make a portrait out of the ashes of her deceased husband.
After sending the box, the scammers indicated she violated the law and asked for a ransom to get her husband’s ashes back. After refusing to pay, they torment and harass with pictures and threats to trash the remains.
Apparently, this is starting on TikTok, but it wouldn’t surprise me if this appeared on other social media.
Better read up on this one if you can, they’ll stop at nothing to get what they want.
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