Other people, such as other family members (whether a beneficiary of the estate or not), are often guilty of misappropriation of estate property. This tends to occur when one family member has keys to the deceased’s property and they have removed items of jewellery, cash or other valuable possessions before they have formally been accounted for and safeguarded. It will be difficult to prove that someone has taken those items if there is no record of them. Another common scenario is someone making withdraws from the bank account after the person’s death. That person may have been helping the deceased with their finances during their lifetime and still has the bank card and pin number or access to online banking.