Is this a scam?

got a letter today from. heir trace.it says iam writing to you on behalf of sun life financial of canada .who as employed heir trace ltd as part of a program to update the contact details of their customers. heirtrace provide a specialist service to financial institutions, legal firms and other organisations needing update their customer records, trace missing policyholders and trace the owners of unclaimed assets.

you can find out more on our website http://www.heirtrace.co.uk.

then it gose on to say, sun life financial believes that a certain ---------- my full name. who was born ---- in may have a policy with them that was issued by a company. that is now owned by sun life financial of canada shown on the enclosed family tree document,

on the bottom of the page it says ,heirtrace - as featured on bbc1s heir hunters series

Heirtrace are reputable I think so, I don't think it will be a scam.

But proceed with caution, just don't do anything stupid like give up bank details.

Heirtrace are reputable I think so, I don't think it will be a scam.

 

But proceed with caution, just don't do anything stupid like give up bank details.

I received a form called a Heirtrace Verification Form AMT,

It is asking for my DOB, address, Email address, telephone number. name, national insurance number and previous addresses.

It doesnt ask for any bank details.

I received a form called a Heirtrace Verification Form AMT,

It is asking for my DOB, address, Email address, telephone number. name, national insurance number and previous addresses.

It doesnt ask for any bank details.

Still be careful, you're not supposed to give out your NINO

I'ma suspicious so and so , I'd contact sun life and ask for clarification. I'd also find a phone number independntly rather than ringing any numbers that may be on the form just to be safe

I'ma suspicious so and so , I'd contact sun life and ask for clarification. I'd also find a phone number independntly rather than ringing any numbers that may be on the form just to be safe

Yeah this is good advice because, they do work on behalf of other companies so the company should be able to tell you if they owe you something.

Sun Life must have been auditing things. I got a letter from them a few months back about a policy my late father had and apparently they had not paid out fully on it. I was suspicious at first but turned out they traced me through my late mother and confirmed everything in writing without asking for bank details. Received a cheque within a few weeks ... and it cleared

As long as you're careful and don't supply any banking details you should avoid getting scammed. If they're offering you money make sure it's a cheque.

Google the company name, if you get some decent feedback then contact that company directly using the number on their website.

Don't reply to any e-mails or phone any number in the e-mail as it might be a scammer pretending to be a reputable company.

Hopefully it is true tho and you've got a nice little windfall coming

have a read of this it may help

http://www.heirhunters-association.org.uk/index2.php?view=scamsandhoaxes

Sun Life must have been auditing things. I got a letter from them a few months back about a policy my late father had and apparently they had not paid out fully on it. I was suspicious at first but turned out they traced me through my late mother and confirmed everything in writing without asking for bank details. Received a cheque within a few weeks ... and it cleared

You do realise I'm your long lost brother-boyfridayj?