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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 27,451 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	5 Jul 2025 13:17
	Have you seen this report about people creating fake Wills? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2390x51zqo I'm in the process of getting my Will sorted... prior to seeing this.
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,310 Send Message	nameslessone	Report	5 Jul 2025 13:21
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 7,310 Send Message	I couldn’t believe that the police & probate service weren’t interested in dealing with the fraudulent wills. Well done ( for a change) to HMRC in realising the values given were way out.
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 6,314 Send Message	SuffolkVera	Report	5 Jul 2025 17:43
	Those poor people being diddled out of their inheritance. It’s horrendous that anyone would sink so low and dreadful that the police or the probate office either wouldn’t or couldn’t do anything about it. However it does show the importance of making a will and making sure your nearest and dearest know where to find it