Fraudulent Power of Attorney

74jax

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I have to laugh because if this was a movie you were all watching you would switch off because of it's implausibility! I've just found out that my niece tried to get into my telephone banking on Saturday giving my name, address and date of birth but because she phoned on a different number to my registered number the bank (thankfully) didn't allow her to get further but the bank erring on the side of caution froze all of my accounts and now I have to have new bank cards issued!

I hope the bank is going to follow this attempted fraud through.

I would add this to the police report ASAP. 

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Alphatauri: OMGosh! Thank you whoever you are as you have raised issues I just never thought of! I've been so busy concentration on the issues at hand I have failed to look at the bigger picture. I so appreciate you drawing it to my attention! I will do it now and post back.

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Alphatauri: Just thought...can't do it as all my cards have been cancelled...will do it as soon as I get my new cards

[Deleted User]

74jax: The bank won't follow it through and I cannot add it to the police report as it was anonymous and the bank couldn't even give me the phone number the call was made from, they only knew that it was not mine

Alphatauri

So glad to be of help. I think both the changing contact details on the register and the property alert are both free. 

Marcon

naedanger said:

suerowe53 said:

Keep_pedalling: With respect, you don't need to be old and frail to have this done to you if the perpetrator has enough information on you and is cunning and ruthless enough to do this. Also, any previous will, even if it's been done through and kept with a solicitor, can be made null and void if another is made and witnessed. I hold my mother's will but this attorney could had easily made another

I am fairly sure an attorney cannot write a will for the donor.

If someone can forge the forms for the PoA, they can forge the forms for a statutory will...

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Alphatauri: My son just paid for the Register Plan at Land Registry and my mom's house is still in her name and my dad's. So if I had my dad's name was changed to mine I don't for a moment suppose that if my mother had to go into a care home half the house would not have to go towards payments?  

naedanger

Marcon said:

naedanger said:

suerowe53 said:

Keep_pedalling: With respect, you don't need to be old and frail to have this done to you if the perpetrator has enough information on you and is cunning and ruthless enough to do this. Also, any previous will, even if it's been done through and kept with a solicitor, can be made null and void if another is made and witnessed. I hold my mother's will but this attorney could had easily made another

I am fairly sure an attorney cannot write a will for the donor.

If someone can forge the forms for the PoA, they can forge the forms for a statutory will...

Forging a will is not the same as making a will.

My point was that the powers given to an attorney cannot include the power to write a will on the donor's behalf. (I was not trying to suggest that somehow an attorney couldn't forge a will.)

Alphatauri

That’s good news. The next step is to apply to change the contact details on the register. It’s very straightforward to do this. You can have 3 addresses but make one your email address.

I’m not sure what you mean about changing your Dad’s name to yours.  Do your parents own the house as joint tenants or tenants in common? 

Marcon

[Deleted User] said:

Alphatauri: My son just paid for the Register Plan at Land Registry and my mom's house is still in her name and my dad's. So if I had my dad's name was changed to mine I don't for a moment suppose that if my mother had to go into a care home half the house would not have to go towards payments?  

If your parents owned the house as tenants in common rather than joint tenants, and half the house has already been left to you in your late father's will (thread's got a bit long and couldn't instantly spot anything on this), then you already own it and it can't be used towards care home fees.