"Heir Hunters" #2

[FraserandFraser]

The point about the scam email is very relevant I have received almost 100 copies of this mail from "bbcheirhunters@yahoo.com.hk" or "heirhuntersbbc@gmail.com"  with the subject line "Re: Enquiry Needed" or "RE: Across Your Contact". Please just DELETE the mail it is a scam.

It is very rare for a real "Heir Hunter" to make first contact by email.

[FraserandFraser]

As a further point I only last week heard of "Heir Hunters Association" I have checked with a few of the big firms and not have any affiliation with them or even heard of them, please take any advice given as a advice from a member of the public not some one in the know; there is very little or no support for this "Association".

[violeign]

The point about the scam email is very relevant I have received almost 100 copies of this mail from "bbcheirhunters@yahoo.com.hk" or "heirhuntersbbc@gmail.com"  with the subject line "Re: Enquiry Needed" or "RE: Across Your Contact". Please just DELETE the mail it is not a scam.

It is very rare for a real "Heir Hunter" to make first contact by email.

huh?

[FraserandFraser]

thanks "violeign" well spotted I have edited my original message

sorry
Neil

[websi7]

I am not so sure there is no support for a Heir Hunters Association.

Clearly professional firms are biased as an association concept may create more competition, but is that a bad thing?

The Heir Hunters TV program now heading to a 4th series has done much to make the public aware of this new breed of researcher a "Heir Hunter" and many people fancy being one - at least until reality sets in, and that would seem a logical role for a Heir Hunters type assocation.

Clearly an association of this type would have to be devoid of any association with professional firms and the media.

The public are also I guess keen to know more about the possiblities of coming into some sudden money, no matter how rare that may be.

I see the job of tracing heirs becoming more difficult as peoples lives are different creating more problems for tracing.

I am sure this is a thread that will go on and on.....

[les_looking]

I belive the HHA make that point clear on their web site

" Note: We are an independent organisation and have no connection with the Heir Hunters TV program.
  " and that includes a link to Flame TV who make that excellent program.

are you saying the above email Neil Fraser posted is NOT a scam?
because how ever many times i read it, scam jumps off the page,
or are you part of HHA ? and you want people to pay £20 to join the HHA ,
as i couldnt really understand this bit in your first post ?

"Our organisation have a number of articles in the PRESS room"

[Heir Hunters tv]

THE EMAIL IS A SCAM! If you get one delete it.

The HHA is an unrelated issue (sorry for the confusion) and is run by websi7 who does want to charge you £20 to join his association. His forum is free though.

[Alan b]

E-mail: bbcheirhunters@yahoo.com.hk[/i]

IT IS A SCAM PLEASE DELETE IT.

That email address is a dead giveaway. A Hong Kong based Yahoo account for a bbc address

[Nick29]

E-mail: bbcheirhunters@yahoo.com.hk[/i]

IT IS A SCAM PLEASE DELETE IT.

That email address is a dead giveaway. A Hong Kong based Yahoo account for a bbc address

Precisely !

I get quite a few emails every week from people purporting to represent one bank or another, and if their email address doesn't match the institution concerned, then it ends up in the bin.  Heir Hunter emails without a valid email address would end up in the same place.