My Aunty just called to say some heir Hunters had been in contact
This happened to me just before Covid. It related to my great-uncle who had recently died intestate. He was my grandfather’s brother – that grandfather died when I was 10 days old and was from a Catholic Irish family, so had lots of siblings, but I had never met any of that side of the family. (I thought it a bit sad that a relatively close relative had been alive for my whole life and I was unaware of him.)
Anyway, we did a bit of digging and found that he’d left a £1 million house in London. A basic bit of research showed how many branches of family this would be split between and seemed to suggest that my siblings and I might receive a few thousand pounds each. A relatively small but unexpected windfall. The process was likely to take about 18 months.
Then, about a year later we all had letters saying that his house had been searched and a will found which gave all his assets to a local hospice. (Sad face, it was never my money, but really, why not search the house a boit sooner?))
Then, a few months later again, another letter asking if anyone had been in the house, removed his bankcards and withdrawn funds from his bank account. If nobody stepped forward it would be passed to the police. That’s the last we heard.
So, in the space of about 18 months I found out that I had a millionaire relative from whom I was getting an unquantified inheritance, then had that last bit withdrawn, and then accused of stealing the assets!
