Ghosting – When There’s Something Strange in the Neighborhood

Friday, July 17th, 2009

"Ghosting" is when someone steals the identity of a deceased person and it's on the rise. While the U.S. doesn't track statistics on "ghosting," in the United Kingdom the crime is so prolific that a person has a 16% chance of having their identity used illegally after their death. The ...

Identity Theft of the Deceased in the UK

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

    In recent years in the UK Identity theft of deceased people have been growing. The problem is that people die and then they get their identity stolen and it takes the family too long to figure out what is happening while trying to sort through the deceased finances. You ...