[MinuteGal]

There's a possibility this guy was nowhere near the WTC on 9-11. He may have been just another one of the many mentally-marginal wanderers of the NYC streets, peddling pencils or something.

His family may have a lot to gain by "believing" he was "around" the Twin Towers the morning of the attack. Already, a lot of "true believers" have been outed since that fateful day.

Leni

[muggs]

His family may have a lot to gain by "believing" he was "around" the Twin Towers the morning of the attack.

What would they have to gain. The article said they did not apply for any benifits.

[piasa]

The family did not apply for any of the financial assistance provided to victims' survivors and did not obtain a death certificate, the newspaper said.

I thought so too until I got to this. All the other scammers would have claimed they 'knew' he was there. These people never did, so they didn't get him listed as a victim.