I just found out that I'm dead today

[Tuffus]

I applied for a credit card last week and received this reply today. "We are unable to approve this application at this time because information provided by the credit reporting agency has indicated the applicant is deceased". Sagestream says I can file a complaint but how do I do that if I'm dead? I wonder if they have had my funeral yet? I think I would like to go just to see who came.

[Parrothead]

Contact your local SSA office. You’d me amazed the network that receive death reports.  If a credit company has it, it’s likely coming from a database that will cause you A LOT more issues if you don’t get ahead of it. Think health insurance, bank transactions/accounts, investments and more.  PM me if you have questions. It can be fixed but it’s not overnight. 

[Tuffus]

2 minutes ago, Parrothead said:

Contact your local SSA office. You’d me amazed the network that receive death reports.  If a credit company has it, it’s likely coming from a database that will cause you A LOT more issues if you don’t get ahead of it. Think health insurance, bank transactions/accounts, investments and more.  PM me if you have questions. It can be fixed but it’s not overnight. 

Thanks, I may contact you if needed.

[gary_boom]

Parrot head, it was very nice of you to offer help.

[gregintenn]

How the hell are you still posting here?

[Chucktshoes]

Here’s a good test. Have your political leanings started to change? How do you plan on voting next cycle?

[Sleep profit]

This is why you need to read the obituaries every morning lol

[peejman]

11 hours ago, Parrothead said:

Contact your local SSA office. You’d me amazed the network that receive death reports.  If a credit company has it, it’s likely coming from a database that will cause you A LOT more issues if you don’t get ahead of it. Think health insurance, bank transactions/accounts, investments and more.  PM me if you have questions. It can be fixed but it’s not overnight. 

Yep.  My parents' bank killed off my Dad many years ago. It was rather a hassle to bring him back to life. 

[MacGyver]

Since 2014 - public access to the Death Master File has been limited. But, like was mentioned above - a trip down to your local SSA office is certainly the first step on the path to getting it addressed.

Hopefully it was someone miskeying your SSN when you applied for a card.  You could probably check for yourself by trying to pull your credit report at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action.

 

[bersaguy]

Good luck with coming back to life on paper if the Credit reporting agencies have you as dead. You almost have to have a credit report to buy or rent anything these days......JMHO 

[GlockSpock]

[res308]

My condolences on your passing. We’ll throw you a good funeral. 
Is this the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to move to the Bahamas and leave everything behind?

[Frog4aday]

Let's just hope your wife doesn't run to the gun store & sell off your collection before you can be resurrected...or worse, sell them for what you told her they cost.

[PrestonH]

Are you sure you didn't put in the wrong info? 

[Tuffus]

1 hour ago, PrestonH said:

Are you sure you didn't put in the wrong info? 

Possible. Could have gotten one digit or letter wrong and didn't notice.

[Tuffus]

1 hour ago, Frog4aday said:

Let's just hope your wife doesn't run to the gun store & sell off your collection before you can be resurrected...or worse, sell them for what you told her they cost.

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!

[No_0ne]

10 hours ago, gregintenn said:

How the hell are you still posting here?

I've seen quite a few posts here over the years which indicated possible brain death ...

[Capbyrd]

So you don't have to pay taxes any longer?

[Garufa]

2 minutes ago, Capbyrd said:

So you don't have to pay taxes any longer?

…or collect social security and medicare when the time comes.

[gregintenn]

30 minutes ago, Garufa said:

…or collect social security and medicare when the time comes.

I’d make that trade.

[Chucktshoes]

23 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

I’d make that trade.

Same. It’s very unlikely that I’ll get old enough to collect on it anyways. 

[chances R]

am I mentioned in the will?

 

[Tuffus]

8 minutes ago, chances R said:

am I mentioned in the will?

 

I meant to include you but didn't know your real name. Maybe before the next time I die we can change it

[DJTC45]

I'd get a new Identity and live it up.

Edited February 15, 2023 by DJTC45

[Tuffus]

Looks like I have been resurrected. I reapplied for the credit card and got it this time. Maybe I made a typo on the first application. I guess they could have done something like that on their end. Interesting enough I did a LexisNexis inquiry and it even showed every time I drove my 2019 Silverado with mileage and time on the road.