Penn Live has more on the story in an article titled “Pa. home robbed after man posts on social media about inheritance.”
This story highlights why most estate planning attorneys advise their clients to keep their estate plans private. Other people do not need to know what someone else will or has inherited. Period.
Accordingly, if the wrong people learn about an estate plan or an inheritance, then they know whom to target for a robbery or other criminal activity.
For help on how to keep your estate plan or inheritance private, visit an experienced estate planning attorney.