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I'm Sorry, You're Dead: Identity Theft Takes a New Turn

From Jerri Ledford, About.com GuideFebruary 25, 2009

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I had the same reaction you probably just did. "What?" But evidently, in some places (like South Africa) identity theft has taken on a whole new facade. It seems that identity thieves are stealing people's identities and forging death documents to collect on life insurance policies.

At this time, it seems this identity theft scam is localized to South Africa, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before it's something that people in the US and other countries have to worry about, too.

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