Obituary scams, also known as bereavement scams, typically start with information gleaned from death notices in newspapers or posted online. Criminals harvest facts commonly included in obits — such as the deceased’s birth date, where the person lived and worked, and family members’ names — to start building a profile for identity theft.
Kathleen A. Fico, 73 of Pekin, IL formerly of Chicago, passed away at 12:45 pm Wednesday, at her home. Kathy was born on in Chicago to Walter and Ruth (Strain) ...
Sheldon “Shelly” M. Pekin, 88, beloved husband of Jayne Bell Pekin and the late JoAnne Pekin; loving father of Billy (Mandy) Pekin, Betsy (David) Baker and stepfather of Lauren Bell; cherished Papa of ...
Newspapers print notices of marriages and deaths. A notice was sent to parents about the school trip.
notices [ plural ] mainly UK printed statements of opinion in the newspapers about plays, movies, books, etc.:
A notice is one of a number of letters that are similar or exactly the same which an organization sends to people in order to give them information or ask them to do something. Bonus notices were issued each year from head office to local agents.
notice (third-person singular simple present notices, present participle noticing, simple past and past participle noticed) (transitive, now rare) To remark upon; to mention. [from 17th c.]
Notices are a type of formal communication that can be sent either to a single individual or a group of individuals. It is similar to an article in the news that notifies such person or individuals of some significant occurrence.