Santa Clara California Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft

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California
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Santa Clara
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CA-P084-PKG
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This package contains the forms that are necessary to reduce the risk of and remedy the effects of identity theft of deceased persons. You will find forms that are essential to you in notifying creditors, government agencies and other entities of an individual’s death, as well as theft of a deceased person’s identifying information. The documents in this package include the following:


1) Guide for Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft;


2) Checklist for Remedying Identity Theft of Deceased Persons;


3) Identity Theft Contact Table;


4) Letter to Membership Programs Notifying Them of Death;


5) Letter to Report False Submission of Deceased Person's Information;


6) Letter to Credit Card Companies and Financial Institutions Notifying Them of Death;


7) Letter to Credit Reporting Bureaus or Agencies Requesting Copy of Deceased Person's Credit Report and Placement of Deceased Alert;


8) Letter to Social Security Administration Notifying Them of Death;


9) Letter to Creditor, Collection Agencies, Credit Issuer or Utility Company Notifying Them of Death;


10) Letter to Insurance Company Notifying Them of Death;


11) Letter to Department of Motor Vehicles Notifying Them of Death;


12) Letter to Other Entities Notifying Them of Death; and


13) Letter to Law Enforcement Notifying Them of Identity Theft of Deceased Person


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Deceased family member identity theft, also known as ghosting, occurs when someone uses the personal information of a deceased person to commit fraud. This can include opening new credit accounts, applying for loans or making other financial transactions in the deceased person's name.

This can include opening new credit accounts, applying for loans or making other financial transactions in the deceased person's name. In some cases, the identity thief may even try to assume the deceased person's identity by obtaining a new driver's license or passport in their name.

Identity Theft of a Deceased Person Identity thieves can get personal information about deceased individuals by reading obituaries, stealing death certificates, or searching genealogy websites that sometimes provide death records from the Social Security Death Index.

10 Ways to Protect a Loved One's Identity After Death Call the Social Security Administration.File a Statement of Death With the Social Security Administration.Don't Include Sensitive Information in Announcements.Send Official Death Certificates to the Credit Bureaus and Banks.Close Individual Financial Accounts.

The Social Security Administration ( ) does not reappoint a Social Security number to someone else after the original owner's death. The SSA estimates that there are enough new number combinations to last well into the next SEVERAL generations.

Are Social Security numbers reused? No, the Social Security Administration (SSA) does not reuse numbers. It does not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) when the person holding that nine-digit combination dies. About 454 million SSNs have been used to date.

A dishonest person who has your Social Security number can use it to get other personal information about you. Identity thieves can use your number and your good credit to apply for more credit in your name. Then, when they use the credit cards and don't pay the bills, it damages your credit.

The recently deceased are prime targets for fraudsters, so make sure to destroy any documents they could use to steal someone's identity.

CALCRIM 2044 ? False Personation. Note that a defendant can be guilty of this crime no matter if he personates a living person or a deceased person.

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