Sunday, July 1, 2018

Thieves empty bank account of oldest living US veteran

A Note from SJ Francis: Here's an article I found  that I knew I needed to share with others. Identity theft is rampant and no one is safe. This article is proof of that and it's very sad. Check your credit reports. Freeze your credit, if necessary. Keep an eye on your elderly family member and their finances. Keep an eye on your finances. Question any amount that isn't one you or your loved one made. Thieves like to make small charges to test your account.

 Originally from MSN:
 June 29, 2018



Richard Overton, the oldest living U.S. Veteran at the age of 111, is back in the east Austin home he has owned since 1948 after a renovation provided by Meals on Wheels of Central Texas and the Home Depot Foundation. He greets guests as he enjoys a cigar in the back living room, his favorite room in the house. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
© Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman via AP Richard Overton, the oldest living U.S. Veteran at the age 
of 111, is back in the east Austin home he has owned since 1948 after a renovation provided by Meals on Wheels
 of Central Texas and the Home Depot Foundation. He greets guests as he enjoys a cigar in the back living room,
 his favorite room in the house. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Someone has stolen the identity of the oldest living veteran in America
and emptied his bank account. The family of 112-year-old Richard 
Overton said they don't know how a thief got Overton's social
 security and personal checking account numbers.
They discovered the issue on Thursday when one of the World War
II veteran's cousins made a deposit into his account. 
"I looked at it -- what the hell are these debits?" Overton's cousin 
Volma Overton Jr. told CNN affiliate KXAN.
Several purchases of saving bonds with Treasury Direct were 
made in recent months and by Thursday there was nothing 
left in the account.
"It's a shock, it hurts, it hurts tremendously," Overton Jr. said.
While the family doesn't know who may have stolen Overton's money, 
his cousin said "it'd be terrible to know somebody who's been that
 close to him has used him like that."
His family would not discuss the amount of money that was taken
but said it was a "considerable amount."
Overton, who now lives in Austin, Texas, volunteered for service 
in 1942. He became a member of the Army's 188th Aviation 
Engineer Battalion, an all-black unit that served on various islands
 in the Pacific.
In 2013, he was honored by then-President Barack Obama during
 a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Ceremony.
He is the oldest man in America, according to the 
In 2016, his family launched a GoFundMe page to raise funds to help 
pay for Overton's round-the-clock home care. People have donated 
more than $330,000 since then.
His family said the money from the online fundraising page is 
intact in a separate bank account.
Police are investigating the incident.

UPDATE on July 5, 2018:

Bank restores stolen funds to 112-year-old Texas man


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