pje16 wrote:Thanks for the reply @Alaric
They did not ask for money
that is the main reason to suspect a scam
I have now heard from them
and think it is genuine
I have look up the company and they seem genuine
I have a pdf form to fill in asking for nothong more than the name of the shares and how many we own
I do have to sign which includes agreeing to confidentiality
Just a note of caution. The scam may be that they want to charge you for some services to reconnect you to your shares. If you had Pru shares, you should also have M&G (MNG) and now Jackson shares as well. Also the dividends.
Before signing anything (and note that nobody here is alerting to hush-hush deals that we might miss out on) I'd want to know much more about what I was committing to, including any finders fees etc
If your dad had a paper certificate, he should be on the register of shareholders, or at the very least the company should be able to tell him how to get a replacement. From that he should be able to get everything else.
Ask yourself, even if not a scam as in "illegal", are they trying to sell you a service that you actually don't need? And I am using the word "sell" in its widest meaning, including fees deducted from money or shares recovered.
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