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Protecting the identity of deceased family members

Criminals sometimes use the identities of deceased persons to commit fraud, which can be very distressing for those close to the deceased. One way of reducing the chances of this happening is to register with services that remove the deceased's details from mailing lists.

The following websites offer deceased person mail preference services and provide further information on this issue:

• The Bereavement Register
  www.the-bereavement-register.org.uk
• Deceased Preference Service
  www.deceasedpreferenceservice.co.uk
• Mailing Preference Service
  www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr/

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