An inheritance one

[Fullmoon13]

What do you think about people who scheme and lie to get an inheritance.

.I can’t give the details unfortunately, as it’s very outing. But I know someone who is hanging around an elderly person and is 100% doing it for the inheritance. The person is scheming and manipulating the elderly person in order to make sure it happens and it’s become a bit sinister.

Not in a criminal way, but manipulating the elderly person slowly, slowly.

Terrible behaviour or can’t blame them?

I think it’s a bit nebulous without details of what “scheming and manipulating” actually means. Undue influence and manipulation which amounts to coercion can be reported. Somebody being incredibly nice to an elderly person, helping them out with their shopping and giving lifts, acting as their best friend, hoping that this will get them an inheritance, isn’t.

As long as the person in question has capacity and isn’t being subjected to undue influence, they’re free to make their own decisions. I don’t have any particular opinion on what somebody decides to do with their money or whether their reason for giving it o a particular person was considered fair by others.

To be very clear, I’m not hoping for inheritance from this elderly person, it’s nothing to do with me in that respect.

i would absolutely love to give the details but can’t.

The person has told me however, that they are only involved with the elderly person on order to get the inheritance. The manipulation is persuading the elderly person to make poor decision about their money and their health so that they

a) might die a bit sooner
b) don’t spend money on the things and care that they need

Don't be daft. No one would say this is okay. It's elder abuse and if you know about it you have a duty to report it.

I know someone who does this. It’s disgusting. She did get an inheritance when a student from a lady she boarded with, I believe that one was above board and the lady was genuine and not coerced. But then she went on to befriend elderly folks on their own, then started dropping large hints, followed by putting pressure on. I know she did manage to get put on at least one elderly person’s will, but the family then moved that person away and whether she ended up getting anything or not I don’t know as we no longer speak.