An 84-year-old Australian pensioner left his home to an online wife he never met; a court ruled she did not exist and awarded his estate to his daughter
- Image AI generatedClifford Stanley Perrin died in Maryborough Hospital on Christmas Eve 2025, aged 84 and divorced.
- He had been the victim of a scam that depleted his finances, leaving his estate with one asset: a small property in Hervey Bay, which was subject to a reverse mortgage.
- According to the Supreme Court of Queensland judgment in the Will of Clifford Stanley Perrin [2026] QSC 247, his handmade will named the scammer, whose purported name was Stella Helena Perrin, as executor and beneficiary.
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- Image AI generatedClifford Stanley Perrin died in Maryborough Hospital on Christmas Eve 2025, aged 84 and divorced.
- He had been the victim of a scam that depleted his finances, leaving his estate with one asset: a small property in Hervey Bay, which was subject to a reverse mortgage.
- According to the Supreme Court of Queensland judgment in the Will of Clifford Stanley Perrin [2026] QSC 247, his handmade will named the scammer, whose purported name was Stella Helena Perrin, as executor and beneficiary.
Sources: Times of India