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Activating *Devil's advocate* mode:
Well, maybe she's not dead. Maybe she's just ducking her creditors. I mean, people have gone so far as to dig up corpses and stick them into flaming car wrecks to avoid paying their debts, right? Compared to that, having a relative tell the credit card company you are dead is not so far-fetched, is it?
That said, having dealt with credit card companies before, I can also believe this conversation is on the level. Either way, 'scuse me while I
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I loved this one!
Family Member: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?"Ridiculous 2009 Predictions: Evil Queen will beat Martha Stewart to death with a muffin pan. All hail Evil Queen! (Some things don't need elaboration.....) -- Jester
Ridiculous 2010 Predictions: Evil Queen, after escaping prison for last years prediction, goes out and waffle irons Rachel Ray to death. -- SG15Z
Ridiculous 2011 Prediction: Evil Queen will beat Gordon Ramsay over the head with a cast-iron skillet. -- FireHeart
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Quoth Misty View PostActivating *Devil's advocate* mode:
Well, maybe she's not dead. Maybe she's just ducking her creditors. I mean, people have gone so far as to dig up corpses and stick them into flaming car wrecks to avoid paying their debts, right? Compared to that, having a relative tell the credit card company you are dead is not so far-fetched, is it?
i mean, yeah, she could be dead, yeah she could be alive and faking a death. either way, the nephew offered up proof.
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When I worked in the Call Center from hell, we did not require a death certificate to cancel an account when the customer was deceased. Of course, some (many) people found that as a way to get out of paying, as when the customer was deceased we cancelled the account and discontinued all billing and/or collections. Fortunately, once we were contacted and advised of the death of the customer, that information was also forwarded to the credit bureaus. Since I took escalated calls, I had more than one customer transferred to me because that information caused their bank accounts to be frozen and their credit cards to be cancelled. I was not sympathetic (unless we had done the cancellation in error) as most of these people had lied to begin with. And if they told me that they felt that I was less than helpful, I pretty much let them know that they brought it on themselves just to try to beat a bill."I guess they see another cash cow just waiting to be dry humped." - Irving Patrick Freleigh
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Quoth freeatlast View PostWhen I worked in the Call Center from hell, we did not require a death certificate to cancel an account when the customer was deceased. Of course, some (many) people found that as a way to get out of paying, as when the customer was deceased we cancelled the account and discontinued all billing and/or collections. Fortunately, once we were contacted and advised of the death of the customer, that information was also forwarded to the credit bureaus. Since I took escalated calls, I had more than one customer transferred to me because that information caused their bank accounts to be frozen and their credit cards to be cancelled. I was not sympathetic (unless we had done the cancellation in error) as most of these people had lied to begin with. And if they told me that they felt that I was less than helpful, I pretty much let them know that they brought it on themselves just to try to beat a bill.
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I read this same thing several years ago. I recall telling my mom the story. I wonder if someone dug up an old (true) story and tried to make it look more recent?
Nevertheless, it's still unbelievable. "Not set up for death?"Testing
"I saw a flock of moosen! There were many of 'em. Many much moosen. Out in the woods- in the woodes- in the woodsen. The meese want the food. The food is to eatenesen."
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My mom is still trying to get some of my grandfather's old credit card accounts cancelled or changed to be in her name (he's been dead about a year). She submitted POA documents to them when that was originally drawn up years ago, but now after years of being able to access/maintain the accounts with no problem they want additional POA documents plus death certs (which we already sent them!).Last edited by Dreamstalker; 08-03-2008, 04:44 PM."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor
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funny conversation, and given the level of stupidity of many card company reps, i wouldn't doubt this is coming from a true story somewhere out there, just not as we have read. Even Snopes is skeptical:
http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/deadcard.asp"We go through our careers and things happen to us. Those experiences made me what I am."-Thomas Keller
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OT:
I immediately thought of this song when I saw the title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpb4nURCbk0"We were put on this Earth to fart around, and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise." -Kurt Vonnegut
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