tombstoning
n.— «It is believed part of Mohamed’s scam involved “tombstoning”—an illegal practice of signing the names of dead or fictitious people to life insurance policies and collecting an advance commission from the insurance company.» —“‘Ace’ Salesman In $8 Mil Sting” by Steve O’Baugh, Bryan Patterson Sun Herald (Australia) June 10, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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