When my sister died I sent certified copies of her Death Certificate to the Social Security Administration, along with all of her credit cards and ADOT (Arizona Dept. of Transportation) so that they would know that her driver's license was invalid.  About 3 weeks after everything was taken care of I got a call from Mastercard letting me know that someone was trying to open a card using her ID.  Luckily the SSA had flagged her as deceased and it popped on the credit report.  The person had her ssn, her dl # and her old address.  They got arrested for attempted id theft.  They told me that the only reason they knew she was dead was the flag from social security.  Even the credit bureaus hadn't flagged her ssn after being notified of her death.  Very sad when people don't know how to do their job correctly.

Hugz from Phoenix, USA

Victoria

Remember, sometimes the dragon wins. Correction: MOST times.