Black Elderly Target of Identity Theft
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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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