Children of paternity fraud writ large

Last updated 2018 10 02

Children of paternity fraud writ large — This is about paternity fraud with a twist, taking Father State for a ride.  It is part of a much bigger business, defrauding the taxpayers.

Usually, paternity fraud targets specific men. In this case, and it is probably only one of many more, the taxpayers are the victims of massive paternity fraud.

Spiegel Online
Sep. 10, 2010

Paris – He had claimed to be the natural father of 55 children – and now was exposed as a con-man.

A 55-year-old man from France confessed to have falsely claimed paternity of 55 children.  In each case he is said to have collected 150 to 200 Euros from the mothers of the children. The police stated that in return the women  were enabled to obtain residency permits.

Until now, most of the mothers had insisted that the man truly had been the father of their children. Some declared that they receive up to 7,500 Euros in government social assistance a month. The annual damage is estimated to amount to a total of almost a million Euros. (Source)

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Information related to paternity fraud:

• Table of Contents (F4L) — Paternity Fraud
• Search results for “paternity fraud” (at F4L)
• Seeking Identity of Anonymous Sperm-Donor
• Misattributed paternity in non-contested paternity cases ubiquitous