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View submission: A weird call about my dead mom
Might be like a "Who's Who In America" thing, where they offer to create a memorial to your mom and then, once you've filled out her bio or whatever, they hit you up for money for some kind of certificate or memorial plaque. So shady but not illegal.
Alternately, it could be that your mom was involved with some community group in Illinois way back when and they want to honor her. Sometimes people reach out to elected officials when they aren't sure where else to go. If that's the case, it might actually be sweet.
No way to know without talking to them.
Comment by megret at 01/02/2025 at 17:28 UTC
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This is exactly what I'm thinking.