Kurt Cobain ID fraud

Thieves reportedly stole £36m from his estate

08 Mar 2008 - Fraudsters have stolen around £36 million from Kurt Cobain's estate in a huge identity scam, according to The Sun.

Cobain's widow Courtney Love has confirmed the fraud has been going on for five years and she has called in forensic accountants. Details of the investigation have now been presented to police in LA.

The extraordinary scam included taking money from the trust fund of Cobain's daughter Frances Bean, setting up 188 credit cards in Love's name and using the late Nirvana singer's social security number to buy a $3.2 million house.

Love told 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."

“He has a house in New Jersey - he bought it last year.”
Courtney Love

Accountants have reportedly discovered a fortune missing from the trust fund.

"Taking a child's money and future is a really horrible thing," said Love.

The former Hole singer added: "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."

Cobain's estate earns around £21 million a year, with most of that going into the trust fund.

Andre Paine