Friday, December 29, 2017

US Citizens Scam Creditors with Philippines Fake Death Scam

The Philippines currently has fake death cottage scams for those tourists who don’t particularly want to return home. For a mere 100 pounds, one can receive a fake death certificate and for 20,000 pounds they can help you create a new identity. However, for those wanting to claim life insurance need to provide substantial evidence.  
The scam can go as far as picking out a dead body from the morgue and videoing a fake funeral. Insurance companies are now deploying private investigators to make sure life insurance claims are legitimate. However, these cases are hard to prosecute overseas. The few, who are prosecuted, are only penalized with a denial of insurance claim. People mainly get caught through reaching out to loved ones.

The scheme for claiming life insurance is therefore a little trickier than just simply disappearing.
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