Elizabeth, PA asked in Estate Planning for Ohio

Q: Can I receive gold jewelry as an inheritance?

A person claiming to be an attorney claims I inherited nearly a million in gold jewelry but it has to be melted down into gold bars and sold. Is this true?

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Joseph Jaap
Joseph Jaap
Answered
  • Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: It's a scam. Block the sender and do not communicate. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local lawyer to confirm it is a scam.

Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
Answered
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: While you can get gold as an inheritance, this sounds like a scam of some sort designed to collect your personal and banking information so the perpetrators can steal your identity.

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