Data on centenarians driven by pension fraud

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The discussion centers on a paper revealing that data on supercentenarians, individuals aged 110 and older, is significantly influenced by pension fraud. A notable example is presented involving a viager sale in France, where an elderly owner lived to 122 years, raising suspicions that she was actually her daughter, who assumed her mother's identity to continue receiving pension benefits. This highlights the complexities surrounding the legitimacy of supercentenarian data and the potential for fraudulent activities in pension systems.

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Sabine looks at an interesting paper that find the data sets of supercentenarians (people who live to 110 or more) is mostly pension fraud

 
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I can well believe that though I'm not sure how prevalent it would be.

There was the classic case in France where a wealthy couple bought an apartment on the Siene by making a deal with the elderly owner. If they agreed to sell then they would pay all expenses for the apartment.

It went on for many years, the owner got older and so did they but the buyers both died before the owner and so never acquired the apartment.

The owner became a super centenarian living until 122 years old. However, there was some suspicion that the owner was really the daughter of the real owner and she assumed her mothers life to keep getting her pension benefits.

These are called viager sales under French law:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33326787
 
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