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Elaborate fraud : Duped lenders give relative $20k under pensioner s name
An Auckland woman has been a victim of identity theft. (Photo / Sylvie Whinray) Elaborate fraud : Duped lenders give relative $20k under pensioner s name Sat, 17 Jul 2021, 9:12AM
A widowed pensioner was terrified she would lose her house after three separate finance companies were duped into issuing loans under her name totalling $20,000.
The oblivious 78-year-old only learned she was liable for the fraudulent debts after one of the lenders registered a caveat against her humble Auckland property and another threatened to repossess chattels.
Shocked and distressed, the woman filed a police statement suspecting her grandson had used her driver s licence to successfully apply for the loans online through an elaborate identity ruse.