Has anyone used Gretel?

Pedro5946

Apparently Gretel is a free service to claim lost investments, accounts & pensions etc. I haven't come across them before & wondered if anyone had used them at all. The free service & handover of personal details always makes you wonder. Any info greatly appreciated, thanks. 

Albermarle

It would appear not to be a scam but it is very new and as you say they must have a way of making money somehow.
There are other free ways to look .
Find lost or dormant bank accounts: reclaim cash - MSE (moneysavingexpert.com)

wmb194

Pedro5946 said:

Apparently Gretel is a free service to claim lost investments, accounts & pensions etc. I haven't come across them before & wondered if anyone had used them at all. The free service & handover of personal details always makes you wonder. Any info greatly appreciated, thanks. 

If you look in its T&Cs it mentions it might offer relevant, third party products and services.

https://www.gretel.co.uk/terms-conditions

Looking at its parent company's webpage, IntelliTeq, it gives me the idea it might try to charge financial services companies for reuniting them with their "disconnected" customers as well.

https://www.intelliteq.co.uk/

Pedro5946

Thanks very much for replying & I will take a look at the links as well. Much appreciated. 

Millyonare

Looked at it a few weeks ago, but it only appeared (at the time) to cover a modest number of banks, etc. It felt like they need more time to expand coverage.

Millyonare

A good article / pseudo-advert.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-11102301/How-lost-savings-account-pension-investment-account-insurance-policy.html

CarlosBrave

I signed up to this service today to try and recover a lost pension from about twenty years ago. The website was easy to use but after handing over my personal details, including my National Insurance number, unfortunately they were unable to recover details of any of my pensions - even the ones I am in touch with.

atr3dot14

Like CarlosBrave, I signed up today and the site is very easy and found previous addresses instantly but failed to locate HSBC, Nat West And Nationwide accounts that I know of ... so great idea but no use at all at the moment.

Wanttodobetter

CarlosBrave said:

I signed up to this service today to try and recover a lost pension from about twenty years ago. The website was easy to use but after handing over my personal details, including my National Insurance number, unfortunately they were unable to recover details of any of my pensions - even the ones I am in touch with.

I was trying to trace a pension too. But every time I clicked to Trace Pension I got asked to login again. I was worried it was a scam, as I had just given over all the info needed for ID fraud. I trusted it at first as I was linked to it from the government pension tracing site. 

Eyeful

Wanttodobetter said:

CarlosBrave said:

I signed up to this service today to try and recover a lost pension from about twenty years ago. The website was easy to use but after handing over my personal details, including my National Insurance number, unfortunately they were unable to recover details of any of my pensions - even the ones I am in touch with.

I was trying to trace a pension too. But every time I clicked to Trace Pension I got asked to login again. I was worried it was a scam, as I had just given over all the info needed for ID fraud. I trusted it at first as I was linked to it from the government pension tracing site. 

https://www.scam-detector.com/validator/gretel-co-uk-review/

Would any of these be of help to you?
https://www.gov.uk/find-pension-contact-details
https://www.which.co.uk/money/pensions-and-retirement/company-pensions/finding-lost-pensions-aK10i0v2EM8k
https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/pensions-and-retirement/pension-problems/tracing-and-finding-lost-pensions
https://thepeoplespension.co.uk/pension/manage/how-to-find-a-lost-pension/