Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deaths

SF Weekly | November 28, 2007
In an unusual come-on directed toward elderly people in California, Idaho, and perhaps other U.S. states, seniors are offered $1,000 if they'll sign notarized contracts in which they commit to handing over detailed personal medical and financial information.

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