Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Deceased Identity Theft - Wed May 9, 2012

Tax cheats steal IDs via public list of dead
KPNX-12
"It was almost like somebody had stolen him from us," said his mother, Lisa Watters of Lake Forest, Ill., who described how she quickly found the data needed to co-opt her dead son's identity on the Internet. The information about Benny and more than ...




When Loved Ones Die, Their Identity Is There for the Taking
ABC News
The list is used by banks, credit agencies and others to try to prevent identity theft after someone dies. However, a court case in the 1970s forced the Social Security Administration to make the list public, under Freedom of Information Act laws.

Kan. teen suspects dies in apparent suicide
El Dorado Times
The teen was in court on a motion to revoke his probation for a juvenile case of identity theft, in light of new charges including theft and property damage. County Attorney Rick James says the teen suddenly ran from the building.


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