Penniless brothers in Hungary inherit a mammoth Rs 30,750 crore from their long-lost grandmother
Penniless brothers in Hungary inherit a mammoth Rs 30,750 crore from their long-lost grandmother
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Zsolt and Geza Peladi have no fixed address and eke out an existence by selling junk they find on the street.
But their scavenging days are soon to be over.
The brothers are entitled to their long-lost grandmother's fortune, along with a sister who lives in America.
Charity workers in Hungary broke the news to them after being contacted by lawyers handling the estate of their maternal grandmother who died recently in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
"We knew our mother came from a wealthy family but she was a difficult person and severed ties with them, and then later abandoned us and we lost touch with her and our father until she eventually died," said Geza (43).
German laws
Under German law, direct descendants are automatically entitled to a share of any estate. As the grandmother's daughter is dead the money goes to her grandchildren.
"If this all works out it will certainly make up for the life we have had until now all we really had was each other no women would look at us living in a cave," said Geza.
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"But with money, maybe we can find a partner and finally have a normal life... It was only while they were carrying out genealogical research that lawyers found we existed."
Rags to Riches
Last month, a student from Moldova inherited u20ac950 million (Rs 6,600 crore) from a long-lost relative.
Sergey Sudev was left the fortune by an uncle he had not seen for 10 years. Despite his
new wealth, Sudev intends to complete his journalism studies.
Normally the only way people of modest means come into a sudden fortune in Europe is through the lottery.
Earlier this month, a group of call centre workers and a married couple jointly won Britain's largest lottery prize of u00a391 million (Rs 700 crore).
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