Inheritance scams via internet from uk

I received an e-mail from a banker in the UK, saying that I was the Inheritor of a bank account. I was sent a copy of the Certificate of Deposit showing the amount of the deposit and I also received a confirmation slip stating that the funds had been...

wired to my account and then I received an e-mail from some agency named ITVAC stating that the funds had been held because the taxes or something like that had not been paid and that until they were the money would remain in their possession.How do I go about verifying this money really exists and how I will be able to recover my funds.

you need to be careful
as this could very well be a scam
especially if they ask for your nank details right away
but the thing is
there are some people who have those jobs
decent, ohonest people who look at records of things like inheritance that havent been claimed, and track down a family member to inform them, as they probably have no idea about any of it.
but your more likeley to get a scam than the truth
...id say look up the company, see if you can find any info on them
also go to the police, and ask them if they can find out anything about them

the only way you can be granted any inheritance in a will, especially in the UK is to have it read by a solicitor. I would contact your version of trading standards and if it's genuine there won't be a problem, its your money and will be there. if not, then the people who are conning with get their comeupunce! (p.s I'm not sure how you spell 'come-up-unce' so I gussed lol!)

get in contact with the so called bank and check the account you should have an account number on the certificate.
O_O but only IF you are in the UK, if you aint its just another scam.
anyway just check it out in person

I am 99.,999% sure this is a scam. Do you even know anyone who died from the UK?

Don't you think that something as important as inheritance would be handled by registered mail rather than email?

I sure hope you didn't give them your bank account number or any personally identifying information. If so you should contact the police immediately because you probably have already been scammed.