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Laura Todd Says She's Been Dead On, Off Again For 8 Years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville woman said that having to prove she’s alive over and over is ruining her life.
Laura Todd said an 8-year-old typo is affecting everything from her credit to her tax return.
"I don't think people realize how difficult it is to be dead when you're not,” she said.
She said her problems started when someone in Florida died and her Social Security number was accidentally typed in.
Todd said she thought the problem had been straightened out, but when she went to refinance her house in 2002, “SunTrust called and said, ‘Your credit report says you're dead.’"
She said the last straw came recently when the IRS once again refused to let her file her taxes electronically because she's dead.
“I'm tired. I've been fighting this for eight years, and it never ends,” she said. “I'm very much alive, and would like to live out my life in peace without having this problem."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville woman said that having to prove she’s alive over and over is ruining her life.
Laura Todd said an 8-year-old typo is affecting everything from her credit to her tax return.
"I don't think people realize how difficult it is to be dead when you're not,” she said.
She said her problems started when someone in Florida died and her Social Security number was accidentally typed in.
Todd said she thought the problem had been straightened out, but when she went to refinance her house in 2002, “SunTrust called and said, ‘Your credit report says you're dead.’"
She said the last straw came recently when the IRS once again refused to let her file her taxes electronically because she's dead.
“I'm tired. I've been fighting this for eight years, and it never ends,” she said. “I'm very much alive, and would like to live out my life in peace without having this problem."
