@sun @thendrix Indeed.

So we know from COVID that the death certificates don't get communicated back to the gov very efficiently in many parts of the country. We should modernize that of course and provide what is necessary to have it done consistently.

It wouldn't hurt to put more responsibility on banks here either. They should be reporting dormant accounts for older Americans. I'm curious about how fraud detection wouldn't have picked this up and I'd be surprised if all these people had joint bank accounts so someone else could siphon off the funds. That's a lot of joint accounts that isn't shared with a spouse. Another red flag the banks should pick up.

What if this is Wells Fargo, chase, and JP Morgan ignoring it so they can keep collecting fees?

Lots of possibilities and questions. The numbers without more information just lead people to wild conclusions.

But seriously fuck the banks, they would be my first suspect not Americans. There's no way we have millions of individuals doing SS fraud, it doesn't pass the smell test