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08-03-2014, 03:18 AM
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Yet another reason not to sign up for direct debit:

The body of a US woman whom neighbours say they last saw several years ago has been found in a sport utility vehicle parked in the garage of a foreclosed home northwest of Detroit.

An employee of a property management company working for a bank that now owns the house stumbled upon the body in the rear seat of the vehicle while doing a walk-through on Wednesday, the Oakland County sheriff's office said.

The body was described by the sheriff's office as being "in a mummified state".

"She's been dead years," said Robert Gerds, administrator for the medical examiner's office. "Everything is pending right now. It's still under investigation."

The body is believed to be that of the former homeowner who would have been 49 in 2008, when authorities believe she died.

"She had $54,000 in her account and her bills were being [automatically] deducted," Undersheriff Mike McCabe told the Free Press. "Eventually, the money ran out and her house went into foreclosure."



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/womans-autopayments-hid-her-death-for-several-years-20140308-hvgoa.html
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08-03-2014, 06:34 AM
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I think my wife would notice if I were to drop down dead...............or maybe not !
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08-03-2014, 08:19 AM
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No way would I pay any of my bills by Direct Debit!!!
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08-03-2014, 08:21 AM
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Me neither, Uncle Joe !
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08-03-2014, 08:25 AM
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I pay all my regular bills by DD and have done so for many trouble-free years. I wonder how much it has saved me in that time?
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08-03-2014, 09:41 AM
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We love DD has kept us straight financially for many years, this story is less about DD than people not caring for their neighbours and families. Hopefully with our network of family we would be missed probably in minutes knowing the boys need to check up on us LOL
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08-03-2014, 10:08 AM
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Im happy to pay by DD, so im in the yes to DD category.
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08-03-2014, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Nom ->
Im happy to pay by DD, so im in the yes to DD category.
Me too.
I agree with Julie, this story is more about the fact that this unfortunate woman had been dead for years and no one missed her.
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08-03-2014, 02:38 PM
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No - no, never direct debit for me .....
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08-03-2014, 05:08 PM
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Forget the DDs, why was she on the rear seat of the vehicle?.
 
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