putting names to acc no,s

blakemere

hi all
heres my problem.my deceased mothers bank statements show she has lent LARGE AMOUNTS of cash to,i suspect a distant relative,i have account nos for transfers and counter withdrawals.short of going to the solicitors to approach the bank is there anything i can do to find out who ??????

pmduk

Unless there are any transactions from the account, I suspect solicitors may be the only answer here. Even they may need to get a court order to reveal the details you're after.

If the payment is to a relative how would you ever prove that it wasn't a gift? The bank statements will only show transactions not the reasons. ie a withdrawal not a loan. Think hard before you throw good money after bad. (I'm assuming you're considering a recovery of the money. If not I apologise for my assumption.)

blakemere

thanks for that,its more than the money its about someone takin advantage of a sick old woman im afraid.theres been suspicion for years about this individual1k here,4k there etc.and when mum died i came across her statements.9k gone in the last 7 mths.i was wondering if i was to go thru the process of transferring ,lets say a pound ,from my account online to these account numbers i have ,will it show the name of the holder ????????. i just want to confront the low life .

united66

By the sounds of it, you have no alternative but to go to a Solicitor, you won't be able to receive any sort of information on the other party just by 'fluke' or transferring your own cash to them.

ChiefGrasscutter

To be honest it sounds more like a case for the Police to investigate

pmduk

A friend went through a similar situation. It'll sound unpalatable, but what can be done. This was a transaction between two parties. One of whom is unable to put her side. You'll be unlikely to get the police involved, as there's little evidence of a crime, certainly insufficient to obtain a prosecution. The odds are the other party has insufficient funds to return the money.