rushfan_2112
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
My father received a strange series of phone calls today, stating that a cousin of one of his parents died a few weeks ago.. Supposedly he was very well-to-do attorney, but didn't leave a will of any sort. The man that called said he was from the state, and gave my father a lot of information about his family, yet my father didn't give any information about ours. This person also said that because this relative didn't have any immediate family members alive, my father and his siblings and their children are all considered next of kin and are entitled to a part of his estate. All this leaves a few questions:
-Would a person 'from the state' call to give that kind of information?
-Is this a known scam, if in fact it is one?
-If this is not a scam, wouldn't other family members have been called?
-If this is not a scam, how would family members go about claiming a piece of the estate?
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
My father received a strange series of phone calls today, stating that a cousin of one of his parents died a few weeks ago.. Supposedly he was very well-to-do attorney, but didn't leave a will of any sort. The man that called said he was from the state, and gave my father a lot of information about his family, yet my father didn't give any information about ours. This person also said that because this relative didn't have any immediate family members alive, my father and his siblings and their children are all considered next of kin and are entitled to a part of his estate. All this leaves a few questions:
-Would a person 'from the state' call to give that kind of information?
-Is this a known scam, if in fact it is one?
-If this is not a scam, wouldn't other family members have been called?
-If this is not a scam, how would family members go about claiming a piece of the estate?
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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