It's a fascinating story. People can develop a full blown consistent story
from nowhere and is found believable. Congrats to the NYT for exposing this
and for having the resources to track down the leads.
I wonder what will become of the fraudster? Perhaps a total psychological
collapse.
She imagined herself a graduate of Harvard, she imagined herself a market
trader, she imagined herself about to married to another market trader. I
don't think she set out to do this (she made no money from this fraud). I
think she is completely delusional.
arthur
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Subject: [Futurework] Another 9/11 Fraudster Debunked
The Times said Merrill Lynch Company, where Head told people she had
worked, had no record of her employment. She has claimed she had a
romantic relationship with a man who is a confirmed 9/11 victim, but
the Times said his family and friends had never heard of Head and they
discount details of her story. No telephone listing exists for a
Tania Head in New York City.
Considering how very lame this fraud was, one has to wonder why it took 6
years to be debunked, and why it was not debunked by any official
organization or office, but by a journalist who became suspicious because
Head canceled 3 interviews in a row.
At least she should have written a book about her life, like Binjamin
Wilkomirski. ;-)( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binjamin_Wilkomirski )
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/nationworld/64231.php
9/11 survivors' group removes president over questions about her WTC story
The Associated Press
Published: 27-Sep-2007
A nonprofit organization for 9/11 survivors removed its president after
questions were raised about her harrowing account of how she survived but
lost a loved one in the World Trade Center attack.
Tania Head has said that she was badly burned on the 78th floor of the
south tower, that she was saved by a man who died trying to save others,
and that a dying man handed her his inscribed wedding ring, which she later
returned to his widow. She also said her husband, or fiance, died in the
north tower.
The New York Times reported Thursday that none of her claims had been
verified. She has described her 9/11 experiences at speaking engagements
and led Tribute WTC Visitor Center tours, and her account has appeared,
among other places, on the Web site of the World Trade Center Survivors
Network.
The board of the nonprofit organization removed her as president and
director this week.
Tania Head is no longer associated with the World Trade Center Survivors'
Network, according to a statement on the group's Web site. Our
organization was created so that those affected by the terrorist attacks
could help each other through crisis and its aftermath.
Head also is no longer giving tours at the Tribute center. At this time,
we are unable to confirm the veracity of Tania Head's connection to the
events of Sept. 11, said the center's CEO, Jennifer Adams.
The Times said Merrill Lynch Company, where Head told people she had
worked, had no record of her employment. She has claimed she had a romantic
relationship with a man who is a confirmed 9/11 victim, but the Times said
his family and friends had never heard of Head and they discount details of
her story.
No telephone listing exists for a Tania Head in New York City. A message
left by The Associated Press at a local telephone number for an Alicia Head
- a name the Times said Head had also used - was not immediately returned
Wednesday.
The Times said Head canceled three interviews in recent weeks, citing her
privacy and emotional turmoil, and declined to provide details to
corroborate her story. She also told the newspaper she had done nothing
illegal and had not filed any claim with the federal Victim Compensation
Fund.
She earned no money as president of the survivors group or as a tour guide
at ground zero, according to the Times.
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