Kurt Cobain's Estate Suffers £36 Million Fraud

Courtney Love has claimed her late husband Kurt Cobain’s estate has been the victim of one of the largest cases of identity theft in US history.

The singer has presented police in Van Nuys, LA of details of a defraudment worth up to £36 million from the Nirvana star’s estate.

Love claims the scam has been going on for five years, with 188 credit cards being used in her name, as well as a $3.2 million New Jersey house purchased with Cobain’s social security number.

She tells The Sun, “I did a check on my deceased husband's social security number and he has a house in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He bought it last year.

"I would like to know how. He should probably get his ass back home if that is the case.

"I knew it had been going on since when I went cuckoo - bananas - in 2003. It was fraud after fraud. But nobody believed me until now."

Love adds that monies have also been taken from the couple’s daughter Frances Bean’s trust fund.

“Taking a child's money and future is a really horrible thing,” she says.

Thanks for the info to Gigwise.com.

Comments

[JJamieT]

lolz

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[roarinflames]

nice disclaimer...^^
that pretty much ruins what i was goin to say.
but who can blame us for thinking she is using the money. she has been pretty much living on the money he left behind since he died.
obviously it sux that shit like this happens to people. at the same time, i feel somewhat a skeptic.
feel bad for francis bean too, she gets so much attention that she doesn't really want.

as far as Love's crazy days, she's had her ups and downs, all of which have been no worse than most other rock stars.
i honestly don't see why people like to make fun of her.
they laugh at her because she got messed up on drugs, but the other rock idols are famous even after ODing.

i personally enjoyed listening to Hole and hope she eventually goes back to that, although i don't really see that happening.

hope this isnt considered a potshot, i'm trying to stay neutral.

[metal_freak_cam]

man what the hell....why cant people jus stop being so damn lazy and get their own money instead of stealing from innocent dead people and people who have money....

[metal_freak_cam]

man what the hell....why cant people jus stop being so damn lazy and get their own money instead of stealing from innocent dead people and people who dont have money....

[euan_soad]

"I knew it had been going on since when I went cuckoo - bananas - in 2003. It was fraud after fraud. But nobody believed me until now."


I still don't believe her

[demonhunter2]

that is a ton of money? I can't believe she was the only one to notice it till now. I mean, don't you have to show id sometimes when using a credit card? How did someone buy a house with a credit card?

[mr.glavin]

who ever stole that money is a twat

[flambe chicken]

are we sure that we take her word, without trying to sound like i'm taking a shot (I've had a warning for that in the past!)
if it's true though, there is probably someone living it up in barbados who is 36 mil richer!

[Gus Pablo]

...wouldn't it be a bit simpler to steal an identity which is a bit less well-known?

[nirvana4lf]

Gus Pablo wrote:

...wouldn't it be a bit simpler to steal an identity which is a bit less well-known?

less well-known means less money, and i'm sure the people behind it (assuming its not courtney just ****ing around...) don't mind a challenge considering they got away with it for a while.

[nirvana4lf]

btw why wouldnt they say the amount of dollars his estate lost instead of pounds? even if this is a british article , cobain is american so i doubt his estate is in pounds...

[leper_affinity]

I personally think she's bullsh!ting. It just seems like someone would've picked up on something like this way before now.

[Morning Star]

I don't see why she would fake this really. What does she have to gain from lying that someone bought a house in Kurt's name?

If she wants attention it's a pretty silly stunt to pull and for all her problems I don't believe she is that crazy.

any other spam (including the inevitable murder conspiracy nonsense)

Right on imo, whether you like Courtney Love or not you can't honestly believe she had him killed if you actually take the time to look at the facts/history.

[Insomnia57]

seriously? how do you not notice that "Kurt Cobain" bought your house?

[ross1234]

Insomnia57 wrote:

seriously? how do you not notice that "Kurt Cobain" bought your house?

i know he was massive in his day and it is extremely well known tbhat he died. no one could get away with buying a house with that name

[Nightwatchman10]

NIRVANA WOOOOO!!

[Dingoman]

ummm....did she said she went bananas in 2003?wow,coundlve guessed sooner....alot sooner...

[recliner33]

ross1234 wrote:

Insomnia57 wrote:

seriously? how do you not notice that "Kurt Cobain" bought your house?
i know he was massive in his day and it is extremely well known tbhat he died. no one could get away with buying a house with that name

I'm not saying that I beleive Courtney, but their are still lots of people that don't know Kurt Cobain. Maybe the people that sold the house were a bunch of old people. I bet my Grandma doesn't know who Kurt Cobain is. My mom didn't until I told her recently and I've had my stereo cranked with Nirvana tunes for the last 5 years or so but she didn't know who the guy singing was. But either way, this story does sound a bit fishy and Courntey is one of the last people out there that I would ever believe. She has lied a lot in the past.

[flambe chicken]

nirvana4lf wrote:
less well-known means less money, and i'm sure the people behind it (assuming its not courtney just ****ing around...) don't mind a challenge considering they got away with it for a while.

not necessarily; there are many bankers and such that are prbably far richer than mr cobain. look at the rich list that Bill Gates is now third of, and see how many you've heard of.

[R_U_READY?]

if courtney made this up its either paranoia or she's running out of money an wants to claim back all the "stolen cash"
Who knows it could be some determined nirvana fan that wants to make sure they take every penny of kurts money off courney lol

[Vic Vega]

Don't worry, Courtney will be fine. She'll just license some Nirvana songs to GM or Ford or some other large advertiser. Look for "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" in a Cadillac commercial coming soon to a TV near you!

[Jdfs1]

Nightwatchman10 wrote:

NIRVANA WOOOOO!!

haha, wow

[FreeSpeech]

Hey Dick Gently, shove your warnings up yer arse. Courtney's an attention craving, media ***** who craves pot shots at her no talented, white trash self. She has NO redeemable qualities, except she's a superb gold digger. Stick to guitars, not policing free speech you ORANGE DOUSCHE BAGS! HA ha ha. By the way, joined this just to put you in your fascist place, so don't bother responding, I won't read it.

[leprecon90]

it's all a conspiracy.. *twilight zone music*

[CodyGrant]

rock on freespeech

and anyone who honestly believes the whole suicide gimmick is just kidding themselves. look up tom grant, his page explains everything

[ndrummerc]

I would have thought that his estate has suffered from identity theft since about 1994. Oh, well.....