A WARNING has gone out to Wyre Forest residents to beware of an email scam which appears to originate from a church near Kidderminster.
Police have been contacted by a Hertfordshire man who received an email, claiming to be from a Father Victor Wilson of St Mark's Mission Church on Rushock Trading Estate.
The email said the man was a beneficiary of 750,000 dollars left by the late Willy Bubenick of the USA.
The man has never heard of Willy Bubenick and inquiries revealed no trace of the priest or the church.
The man also discovered, through the internet, that it was one of several scams along a similar theme. No money or bank details were asked for but the man was asked to provide evidence of his identity.
A police spokeswoman said: "Anyone who gets an email like this is urged to be on their guard and delete it immediately."
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