Info from DATCP on unclaimed Life Insurance Money Scams
Aug 25, 2026, 11:49 AM CT
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Recently The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has been receiving reports from consumers who are being notified in regards to unclaimed life insurance money. Michelle Reinen (rye-nun) is with DATCP.
When receiving letter in regards to unclaimed life insurance money there are red flags to look for.
An actual lawyer might reach out to the recipient of an inheritance, which is why research should be done before responding.
If you are contacted about any type of inheritance and are suspicious you can contact DATCP’s Consumer Protection Hotline by phone at 1-800-422-7128 or by email at DATCPHotline@wi.gov
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Tim Thiede is a Muscoda native who earned a degree in Radio/TV/Film from UW-Oshkosh where he decided to return to school as a non-traditional student. Since graduating in 2013 Tim has been working in radio previously in Reedsburg before being hired at WRCO in 2021. Besides being an on-air personality Tim also assists in the news department, engineers sports broadcasts and helps out wherever needed.
