> Lisa and Nicole were upset to hear about the death of their aunt, Christine Harverson, whom they had not seen since their early childhood.
> A Hungarian man by the name of Tamas Szvercsok contacted the probate service, and produced a will describing him as Christine’s “dear friend”.
Sounds like he was as much a ‘dear friend’ as they were close family.
JohnEastlea on
Bit of a misleading headline. They’re not “stealing from the dead”. The dead don’t care. They’re stealing from the living rightful beneficiaries.
High-Tom-Titty on
I’m not sure how this is even possible. I’ve been looking into getting my will done, and because the beneficiaries are just friends none of the simple will places will touch it. I have to book a meeting with solicitors for it to be valid apparently.
IncorrectAddress on
Well, that’s pretty messed up, I guess we need some new laws to protect people from this.
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> Lisa and Nicole were upset to hear about the death of their aunt, Christine Harverson, whom they had not seen since their early childhood.
> A Hungarian man by the name of Tamas Szvercsok contacted the probate service, and produced a will describing him as Christine’s “dear friend”.
Sounds like he was as much a ‘dear friend’ as they were close family.
Bit of a misleading headline. They’re not “stealing from the dead”. The dead don’t care. They’re stealing from the living rightful beneficiaries.
I’m not sure how this is even possible. I’ve been looking into getting my will done, and because the beneficiaries are just friends none of the simple will places will touch it. I have to book a meeting with solicitors for it to be valid apparently.
Well, that’s pretty messed up, I guess we need some new laws to protect people from this.