# Fraudsters target £1.5 million legacy to charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/08/12/fraudsters-target-15m-legacy-charity/
- Published: 1999-08-12T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The work and responsibilities of legacy fundraisers, legacy officers and their professional
staff is demanding, not least because estates which are bequeathed to charity seem
to be fair game for fraudsters.
This week The Independent featured the case of three
fraudsters jailed in July for attempting to swindle charities out of the £1.5 million
estate of the late Miss Annie Kay. It was only exceptional attention to detail by
solicitors that ensured that the three fraudsters, who included a women who impersonated
the deceased so as to change and sign a false Will, were caught.

 

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