Yikes. There's no doubt that Prince himself wouldn't have wanted to see this during his lifetime. Apparently, there are now over 700 people trying to cash in on the late singer's death by claiming that they are related to him just so they can get their hands on the wealth he left behind.

There's a new report that says plenty of people--who Prince himself probably had never seen nor heard of while he was still alive--are claiming to be related to the iconic singer as he failed to leave a will before his death. His estate is claimed to be vauled about $300 million, which also includes his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota, but will likely increase in the near future.

"Our phone has been ringing off the hook. I would say we have received between 600 and 700 calls," Harvey Morse, who is leading the official hunt for relatives, told the Daily Mail. "They run the gamut, literally from, 'We lived in the same area so we must be related,' to, 'We have pictures of Prince at our family reunion.'"

Yet, Morse also says that he is narrowing down the search with official documents. "Birth, marriage, death, divorce certificates, census records, that sort of thing," he explained.

Further reports claim that Prince's estate will most likely go to his one full sister, Tyka Nelson, along with five of his half-siblings.

So far a rep for the late singer's estate has not made any comments about the report.

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