Gee, I wonder how many “heirs” have purposely failed to notify SSA that the beneficiary has died while the checks continue to be directly deposited into a jointly held bank account?
I was surprised how easy it was to cancel my beloved Mother’s checks just by calling and reporting to SSA. I said “that’s it?” and the other replied “that’s it”
I am unaware of there is other reporting, say by the funeral homes, local authorities, but if not then that might explain why so many accounts remain active at 112
“heirs”
Imprison them for Fraud.
A few years ago I saw a show where a woman continued to cash her dead mothers SS checks.
She cried about the fact she had to pay it back. The Feds had no mercy. They took half her paycheck every month.
These people do get caught.