Lloyds TSB inheritance scam?

Received a letter with Lloyds letterhead from a mister L. Roman Laczkovitch the DC/VA rep. for Lloyds. It states they are investigating a client who died intestate in Beijing who has the same last name as me and lists only the first initial of my father. Although no amount is mentioned they do imply an investment of "considerable value".

1. Style, punctuation and grammar are perfect.
2. They request I contact Simon Zhao Xinghua in London at: (+44) 775 22036749 or (+44) 203 514 2352
3. We happen to be leaving on a tour to China with Vantage Tours who used Generations Visa Service which is in DC same as Mr. Laczkovich.
4. They refer to a Beijing office while the Lloyds website shows no Beijing office

I have notified Vantage Travel of my concerns but have held off contacting Generations.

Was this a letter through the post ? or an email ?

Was this a letter through the post ? or an email ?

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That's odd It is very rare that a scammer would do it that way,

The phone numbers give me this

(+44) 775 22036749 seems to be a Mobile number in the UK the provider is Telefonica UK Limited

(+44) 203 514 2352 is also in the UK the exchange is London and the provider is Voxbone SA

Voxbone seems to be a VOIP Cloud service

http://www.voxbone.com/home.jsf

As I say it is unusual for a scammer to use the mail, maybe someone will be along with a better insight than I have...sorry.

I have frequented 419 sites for entertainment and felt the same way about it. I was hoping someone might have seen something like this before. I'll probably take it to the Post Office too.

It sounds like a standard next-of-kin scam. If you don't know of any relatives in China, ignore it.

It sounds like a standard next-of-kin scam. If you don't know of any relatives in China, ignore it.

I'm just worried what else might have been gleaned from my Gen Visa records. They had our passports, drivers lic. etc.

Without any evidence to the contrary I would put the travel company connection down to coincidence. They happen, and can appear convincing enough when they do, but don't stress over it. Ignore it and it'll go away. Not replying to the letter won't trigger a response and they will assume that it has been spotted and junked, if they bother to keep tabs on all the mailshots.

Thanks for all the help. I'm an old aviator and have a hard time with coincidences.

I have sent you a PM.