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Family Member Tried To Defraud Another Member Out Of $100k With Next-day Demands By Pretending To Be Estate Executor

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One of my family members sent aggressive emails and texts to another family member attempting to convince him to deposit $100K in my deceased mom's bank account by the end of the week, using threats of what would happen if this money was not deposited, by falsely claiming to be the estate executor (while not actually appointed) and falsely claiming that the "lawyers" were requiring this quick money deposit. The targeted family member is in his 70s (elderly) and was planning on depositing the money before I warned him.

Details: All people involved (potential perpetrators/victims) were in North Carolina. I am not sure if the family member whose phone sent the messages was aware of these messages or if his spouse was sending them using his phone without his knowledge, since the wording seems more like hers and she has been known to use his phone. I wasn't the target of this crime, but I have detailed information about it (the text of the messages, the parties involved, and texts and messages sent to me in anger after I warned the potential victim, etc.). This was also not the only potential crime by these family members (there are also concerns about elder financial exploitation toward my mom). Location: North Carolina

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