Home at lunch and got this call.
Caller; “I called your mother and she referred me to you. I have found $20,000 in an account under her trust’s name. I would like to send you papers so we can transfer the money into the trust.”
Me; “We won’t give you any money or any account or trust information. If you know where my mother has $20,000, tell me where it is and I’ll go get it, but we will never pay a fee for it.”
Caller; “I’m sure your mother needs this money and if you will just look over these papers and fill them out and pay the fee then she will receive it.”
Me; “No, my mother doesn’t need the money, but she should have it if it’s hers. Not a chance that you’ll receive a fee, if you want to have someone look at the papers then send it to her trust attorney at…….”.
At least he took down the information. Guess I need to do a search and find out if there is really $20,000. Very doubtful.
You should have played along and gotten enough information to call the cops.
Oh, they are a member of the BBB so they must be legit;-)
Check It Out Yourself
Start with every state she ever lived in, use her name and any husband's name. Each state has a site for lost money that they are holding.
It may be legitimate, but if you find it yourself, your budding agent is out a fee.
Paul in PA
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Good advice.
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This site is linked from the Minnesota Department of Commerce website, which also says that Minnesota's unclaimed-property data is listed there. According to the Terms of Service, it's a multi-state database run by a consultant, Affiliated Computer Services. It seems to be legitimate. It covers most states but not all, and a few Canadian provinces. I did a search there in connection with settling an estate, and was not asked for a fee or any personal information. Actually collecting money, as opposed to finding it, would no doubt involve filing some paperwork with the state in question.
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Already did it
