Black Elderly Target of Identity Theft
From Times Wire Reports
Hoax letters have been mailed to elderly black people across the South over the last three weeks, telling them they may be eligible for $5,000 in slave reparations or Social Security reimbursements. The letters, which include requests for Social Security numbers, are apparently part of a scam aimed at stealing people’s identities and running up credit bills under their names, Arkansas Atty. Gen. Mark Pryor said.
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