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In reply to the discussion: Government withholds 84-year-old woman's social security, claims she owes for college [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)34. Too possible. I was the first to notify an elderly woman
that title of her house had recently transferred to someone else. I was appraising a neighboring home and knocked on the door to ask what the circumstances of the unlisted but apparent sale and condition of the property were. Big surprise to her. She was obviously an easy victim type, knew nothing about anything, but during the discussion she mentioned that a niece had moved in with her in the past year, so her mind was obviously going that way. I left hoping someone else would end up surprised and busted, but that wouldn't get her home back.
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Government withholds 84-year-old woman's social security, claims she owes for college [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2019
OP
Find out the lady's ZIP code and use that to claim residence.Or the ZIP code of her Reps home office
Hekate
Mar 2019
#44
At 84 she probably doesn't have 5 years. This needs to go viral so her Representative
tblue37
Mar 2019
#19
SSI is a totally different thing from what this woman is up against.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Mar 2019
#51
At that age one doesn't need the stress of being falsely accused of crap like this....
George II
Mar 2019
#13
One of her grand children used her as a co signer on their student loan more than likely.
LiberalArkie
Mar 2019
#14
If that's the case it's their risk and loss: They should not allow the elderly to co-sign.
lindysalsagal
Mar 2019
#43
I received a similar letter recently, wrote back to them (actually to my State's treasurer,)
elleng
Mar 2019
#29
The 2005 bankruptcy bill made it impossible to discharge student loan debt, financial servitude for
yaesu
Mar 2019
#30
It's a horrific bill - which is why there will not be a Biden/Warren or Biden/Beto ticket
dalton99a
Mar 2019
#37
Her representatives need to make some calls and get this straightened out. Sounds like a SS # error.
Honeycombe8
Mar 2019
#52