"An Italian man is accused of spending years masquerading as his dead mother in order to collect her pension, only for authorities to find her mummified corpse at his home. In what's being compared to a Mrs. Doubtfire-esque con, the 58-year-old unemployed nurse allegedly covered his face in wax as he sported a blouse, makeup and clip-on earrings to collect the money intended for his late mother, Graziella Dall'Oglio, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera."
"The scam was reportedly uncovered earlier this month when the accused conman was unable to fool an employee at the Borgo Virgilio registry office, where he arrived in disguise to update Dall'Oglio's identity card, according to a translation of Corriere della Sera's report. The ID card was last updated 10 years ago, which happens to be the last time the woman was seen, Mayor Francesco Aporti told the outlet. The lady looked a lot like the one in the document photo. But there was something that didn't convince the employee, like the hair on her neck, the heavy makeup and it seemed to her that the holes of the beard were sprouting from the wax, Aporti said. The registry office employee wasn't buying what the nurse was selling, in part due to his hands looking younger than that of an elderly woman, and reportedly flagged the man for their bosses."
A 58-year-old unemployed nurse allegedly impersonated his deceased mother to collect her pension, wearing a blouse, makeup, clip-on earrings and covering his face with wax. The mother's identity card had been updated ten years earlier, which coincides with the last time she was seen. A registry office employee noticed inconsistencies — hair on the neck, heavy makeup, wax beard holes and hands that looked too young — and alerted authorities. Investigators compared identification images and surveillance footage, then searched the man's home and found what authorities believe to be the woman's mummified body. An investigation is underway to confirm identity and time of death.
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