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FRAUD ALERT – TIMESHARE LAWSUIT SCHEME

The U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Inspector General (OIG) has recently received several complaints from individuals who have been contacted by a person claiming to be Brian Jacobs, Esquire of Brian Jacobs Law in California. The scam consists of the individual being contacted by Jacobs or his paralegal to notify them that the Brian Jacobs Law Firm is working a lawsuit for the victims of a timeshare case. (The OIG has also seen this scam with other attorney names.) The scammers will cite a recent lawsuit. The individual will then receive many official looking documents. One of the documents appears to be from the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Treasury, Office of Inspector General. This document was not created, signed, or sent by anyone within the U.S. Treasury Department. If you receive these letters through mail or electronically, do not the sender.

If you receive one of these, please contact the Treasury OIG at 1-800-359-3898 or online at

A copy of the scam letter appears below:

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