In a message dated 5/1/2007 1:32:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, phillysleuth@verizon.net writes: How would finding the location of a lot for a 19th century burial open the door to identify theft now? Anyone know more about this? Reply privately if Joan feels this is off topic. jo Jo- I don't feel it is off-topic as long as the discussion focuses on facts and doesn't get out of hand. If true, this is misguided in that it is publication of information about deceased individuals that helps to PREVENT identity theft. This is the major reason that the Social Security Administration sells the Death Master File for publication on many websites as the SSDI. Banks and lending institutions USE the Internet information on deceased individuals such as the SSDI, Obit listings, Cemetery info to ascertain that an individual is, indeed, deceased should somone turn up claiming to be this person. Quite often policies and precedures put into place to accomplish a goal go too far and are not well thought out. Joan ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.