West Palm Beach Florida Protecting Deceased Persons from Identity Theft

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West Palm Beach
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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.

In Florida, the statute of limitations for an identity theft case stands at three years. If it is charged at federal level, however, this can be extended. Additionally, this can be tolled if the offender is out of state.

Regardless of the severity of the charge, the state only has 175 days after an arrest to file charges, and that is found in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191.

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.

Under Florida Statute 817.568(2), a conviction for fraudulent use of personal identification information is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

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.

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.

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.

In some situations, a victim of identity theft may bring a civil lawsuit based on violations of federal or state consumer protection or privacy laws. Such lawsuits can be brought against such third parties as business or financial institutions that had the legal obligation to safeguard personal information.

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