An identity thief has purportedly come forward and claimed responsibility for the audacious scheme to gain control of Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion and sell it at auction, according to a report by The New York Times.
The publication reported that a person it has been corresponding with via email admitted to being the ringleader of the plot.
The plot reportedly involved a crew of other fraudsters and ultimately failed in court last week but is still shrouded in mystery.
According to the Times, the purported fraudster, who claims to be from Nigeria, described the foreclosure effort as a scam and not a legitimate attempt to collect on a debt.
The ringleader told the outlet his crew preys on the dead, the unsuspecting and the elderly, especially those from Florida and California. They use birth certificates and other documents to discover personal information to aid in their illicit schemes to steal property.
“We figure out how to steal,” the alleged thief said. “That’s what we do.”
According to the Times, the email address it was corresponding with matches an email address used in court documents by Naussany Investments and Private Lending, the company behind the attempt to foreclose on the property.
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Author: Joseph Curl
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