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HELP Wrong name on savings book!!!

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us,thecat&thedebt
us,thecat&thedebt Posts: 859 Forumite
in Savings & investments
hi

my great nan died two weeks ago and we had the funeral yesterday..
at the funeral me and all my cousins were given a envelope containing a savings book..

the savings book is an investment account through the po
great nan opened one for each of us years ago roughly 1990..
problem is the name on the book is L C I FRENCH and my legal SURNAME is different...

what happened was...
my mum and dad wernt married when i was born my mums surname was french but my birth cert has my fathers surname for me..
my nan has opened the account in lci french as that was how i was known then (not legally)
how can i withdraw this money?
how did she manage to open an account in a name that didnt exsist!!! :rolleyes:
my intials are lci..

is the any way of showing my birth cert with my mums name on it along with the fact my nan has recently died????

really am not sure what to do

please help tia :confused:
:beer: :j OFFICIAL DFW NERD NO 159 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH OUR DEBTS:beer: :j

If you do a job well, people won't be sure you've done anything at all :rolleyes:

Must claim back bank charges!!!:rolleyes:

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  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    How much money are we talking about here?
    If it is a lot (thousands of pounds) you may find it difficult to get access to the account straight away.
    They may direct you to their legal dept. who will issue you with an indemnity form to sign in case someone with the name on the passbook comes forward to claim the money.
    If it is only a small amount they may pay out at sight of death certificate with covering letter and a copy of your birth certificate.
  • us,thecat&thedebt
    us,thecat&thedebt Posts: 859 Forumite
    hi
    the current total is just under 500 with 7 years worth of intrest to be added judging by last intrest added prob will increase balance to about 700..

    so its not an awful lot of money but its still mine lol

    i wondered if there was something i could sign in case 'someone else came forward'
    as obvisly i will sign what ever they want as i know for sure its mine!!!

    i just dont understand how she managed to open it in the first place!!!!

    i dont intend to spend it but i feel i should move it into an account in my legal name

    i mean i have

    my birth cert showing my mothers surname as french..
    all three intials are the same as mine
    proof that my nan died recently..
    proof of the address on the book as my mum still owns the property and rents it..
    :beer: :j OFFICIAL DFW NERD NO 159 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH OUR DEBTS:beer: :j

    If you do a job well, people won't be sure you've done anything at all :rolleyes:

    Must claim back bank charges!!!:rolleyes:
  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,841 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Have you tried writing to National Savings to ask their advice? I'm sure they must have encountered this type of situation in the past, so should be able to help & advise. It might be an idea to send photo copies of relevant documents with your letter as intial proof of being who you say you are. Then if they ask for you to send originals at a later date you can do so.

    The address is
    National Savings and Investments
    Glasgow
    G58 1SB
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • us,thecat&thedebt
    us,thecat&thedebt Posts: 859 Forumite
    thank you very much i will pop a letter in the post to them tomoz morning
    fingers crossed :j
    :beer: :j OFFICIAL DFW NERD NO 159 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH OUR DEBTS:beer: :j

    If you do a job well, people won't be sure you've done anything at all :rolleyes:

    Must claim back bank charges!!!:rolleyes:
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Procedures for opening accounts were far different in 1990 to what they are today!!
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