Tips to Protect the Deceased's Identity

To add to Tom's blog about scammers stealing the identities of the deceased, here are some more tips from an id theft article in the Times-Picayune.

Send copies of the death certificate to all three credit-reporting agencies, as well as to credit card issuers and cancel the accounts immediately.

Call the local Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel the deceased's driver's license and stop any duplicates from being issued.

Don't give details in an obituary such as the exact birth date.

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