Paying Out to Beneficiaries

killerkev

I am the executor of a will and have paid everyone their dues except one who is due £1000. I have no address for her, but a phone number she has a call screening system in place, I keep leaving messages asking her to call me, but she never replies!! This has been going on for over a year.

How long do I have to keep chasing her before I can give the money to charity?

Voyager2002

Have you tried sending her an SMS?

Flugelhorn

I think you have to keep the money for quite some time

Ms_Chocaholic

Do you explain who you are when you leave the message, she might think it's a scam

killerkev

Voyager2002 said:

Have you tried sending her an SMS?

Hi its a landline number,

killerkev

Ms_Chocaholic said:

Do you explain who you are when you leave the message, she might think it's a scam

Yes I leave my name, the name of the person who has died , explain it's not a scam but nothing seems to work!!

killerkev

Flugelhorn said:

I think you have to keep the money for quite some time

I think what I will do is put the money in a savings account and just leave it!!!

RAS

killerkev said:

Voyager2002 said:

Have you tried sending her an SMS?

Hi its a landline number,

So you know the geographic location? Do you know the beneficiary's relationship to the deceased?

jackieblack

Is it possible that she has died or moved away and the phone number is no longer hers?

killerkev

RAS said:

killerkev said:

Voyager2002 said:

Have you tried sending her an SMS?

Hi its a landline number,

So you know the geographic location? Do you know the beneficiary's relationship to the deceased?

Yes I know the town she lives in, All I know is that she is not a relative, possibly just a close friend

killerkev

jackieblack said:

Is it possible that she has died or moved away and the phone number is no longer hers?

I did think that maybe she had died, at a guess age would be 60's/70's I would have thought that if someone else is using the number they would have replied (just to get me off their back!!)