I've had a curious thing this week. The Prudential have written to me via my employer, as they said attempts to write to me at the address they held have come back "not known". They asked me to get in touch regarding a dormant savings account. I rang the 0345 number on the letter, which is the one on their website, and they explained I had several thousand pounds in an account I'd set up in 1996, but hadn't been touched in 20 years.
I do recall having a Pru savings account back then, but I'm 90% certain I closed it down and took all the money out, as it was in 1999 I bought my first house. They say someone is going to contact me to arrange withdrawing my money. So far I haven't been asked for any bank details relating to a possible transfer. As I said, when I rang it sounded like a proper contact centre, and it is the number on www.pru.com. When I get contacted again, shall I just say send me a cheque and not give them my bank account number, or am I being ridiculously paranoid?
I do recall having a Pru savings account back then, but I'm 90% certain I closed it down and took all the money out, as it was in 1999 I bought my first house. They say someone is going to contact me to arrange withdrawing my money. So far I haven't been asked for any bank details relating to a possible transfer. As I said, when I rang it sounded like a proper contact centre, and it is the number on www.pru.com. When I get contacted again, shall I just say send me a cheque and not give them my bank account number, or am I being ridiculously paranoid?
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