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Bizarre Carlow Cadaver Pension Fraud

  • 21-01-2022 09:41PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭The Mighty Quinn


    This is honestly the most bizarre and weird story I've read about in Ireland, maybe ever.

    Two men brought a recently deceased man into the Post Office this morning, propped him up and tried to withdraw his pension, were rumbled, dropped him and high tailed it out of there.

    What the hell. For €240.


    https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0121/1275143-dead-mans-pension/

    Post edited by Ten of Swords on


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,555 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley



    2 lads prop up a dead man to collect his pension at the post office.


    Pretty classy

    Post edited by Ten of Swords on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91,768 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    What the hell is happening with this country

    No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this World



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,271 ✭✭✭Deregos.
    Time to put childish things aside.


    Looking forward to this being re-enacted on next month's crime call.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Finty Lemon


    Weekend at Bernies III



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭coastwatch


    Incredible, sounds more like a story from John B Keane, than a news item in 2022.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    What in the name of sweet Jaysus, Maire and Jehoshaphat?

    Looks like some people did not like being forgotton in the will....



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    I honestly thought it said it was in Cavan and rolled my eyes and went typical Cavan lads.


    But was quite disappointed when I found out my mistaken reading of the headline.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭silver2020


    It's very funny and sad at the same time.

    Almost a scene out of fr. Ted


    Reading between the lines death was of natural causes and possibly two sons wanted to get a final pension.



  • Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭ Ellie Narrow Dustpan


    This story will surely go global once all the details come out for the absolute weirdness of it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,710 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


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    If all the stories that could possibly distract people from the removing of restrictions. This is definitely it.

    Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue



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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,497 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ten of Swords


    Threads merged



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,884 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    What kind of dope beings a dead man in to a post office to collect his pension?

    did they not realise that once you die you’re no longer entitled to it?if they were trying to commit fraud why didn’t they leave him at home?

    complely bizarre 😳🤯



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 168 ✭✭Beatty69


    Waking Ned gave them that idea!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,884 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    These lads wouldn't exactly be criminal masterminds.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,354 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    I thought this was some sort of spoof until I read Paul Reynold's report on RTE website. Bizarre in the extreme.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭FarmerBrowne


    Was it Dr Nick Riviera and one of his mates.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,338 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    So two men must have sat down and discussed this plan in detail and thought 'great idea'.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,319 ✭✭✭SupaCat95


    No doubt IT Carlow Graduates



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,374 ✭✭✭joseywhales


    I actually think I would have just given them the money, just so they could have a great last story with their old man. Would have made a great addition to urban legend too.



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  • Posts: 661 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Nearly everyone in Carlow pretty much knows who they are and they are walking the streets of the town this evening with a bag of cans each and no remorse what so ever.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    This sounds like a stunt from a Jackass movie...

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,740 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    They tried that first but were told the pensioner had to be present.

    To thine own self be true



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,130 ✭✭✭✭CoBo55


    Fcukin, per unit alcohol pricing has everyone gone stone mad for money...



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,338 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Source in the Independent: "He looked unwell"



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,374 ✭✭✭joseywhales




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,740 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    I assume they propped him in a wheelchair?

    To thine own self be true



  • Posts: 12,708 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Couldn't believe it when the missus told me, it's only 7 Kms from me and I know the Post office Well, just the most crazy thing I've heard in a long time. 😮



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,804 ✭✭✭mikethecop




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,968 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    It was a dead cert they'd get caught .



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