Man Who Received His Death Note To Write A Letter Proving He’s Alive
Man, 48-year-old, is in shock after receiving a letter from the government’s Communication Department of Work and Pension requiring him to write a letter to verify he is alive after failing to pay town council’s tax.
Mark Cusack, UK based man in Hungerford, Berkshire says he received the letter of his ‘demise’ after failing to pay town council’s tax days after trying to renew his lost National Insurance number.
The former town council officer claim he had lost his National Insurance number making him unable to pay the council’s tax and upon the day of renewing his NI number and paying tax, the NI system showed he is long dead.
However, Cusack claims one might have defrauded him upon the lost of his National Insurance number something that caused bizarre claims he is long dead.
Moreover, Mark says he was also shocked after receiving his ‘demise’ information from some town members who never knew he was alive.
As he claims, one officer from the government’s human resource management called him to confirm if it was true he was dead but found Mark alive which later, saw him receive a request to write a letter proving he is alive.
He claims perhaps his single-hood life with his dog might have birthed to the bizarre information about his long death.
As the case, to prove he is alive in order to secure his National Insurance number, UK’s Department of Works and Pension has requested Cusack to produce a letter from GP- General Practitioner to validly attest he is alive.
Following the bizarre information, Mark says he has reported the matter to Action Fraud given that previously, he had lost his identity number through theft.
Further, Mark has admitted it ain’t easy to receive bizarre information about his death when he’s alive especially from the government department of works.
He argues that they would have rather called him by themselves to confirm whether he is alive than writing the letter to him.
” The current situation may seem farcical but it has many ramifications.
“I really wouldn’t want anyone else to be faced with a situation where they’re suddenly ‘deceased’, especially not someone with a health condition or who is in a vulnerable situation.”
“Unfortunately, reversing everything is not as simple as making a phone call or writing a letter” notes Mark Cusack.
Now, Mark is supposed to produce a letter of proof from General Practitioner and take to the Department of Works and Pension to prove he is alive and pay tax.
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