Christine Rowe got back from vacation and found her bank accounts frozen. She asked why. The bank told her they had been told she was dead.The 77-year-old from Littleton has spent the past few weeks trying to persuade many people that she’s alive after the Social Security Administration declared her dead last month.
Rowe returned home from a vacation and wanted to log into her bank account to see how much she had spent. She said the account wouldn’t let her log in as she always had. The customer service representative said she had to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor came on the line.Rowe went to the bank branch and asked to speak with a supervisor, who eventually told her that the Social Security Administration had listed her as deceased, which closed the accounts. She presented documentation that she was who she said she was and the bank worked to reopen her accounts.Rowe said she had a follow-up appointment with a surgeon the next week and called to confirm details.
On the urging of some of her Mexican train partners in her retirement community, she called Steve On Your Side. Rowe said she worries about her other accounts suddenly canceling if they see her fake death notice.