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Scam of the day – December 13, 2025 – Identity Theft of the Deceased: How Scammers Exploit Obituaries and Social Security Numbers

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 12, 2025 | Scam of the day

Not even the dead are immune from identity theft and this particular type of identity theft is now on the rise. Until regulations were enacted in 2014 scammers merely checked out the latest obituaries and then went to a free totally available data bank called the...

how to prevent identity theft after a loved one dies

Scam of the day – December 13, 2025 – Identity Theft of the Deceased: How Scammers Exploit Obituaries and Social Security Numbers

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