An Italian man is accused of spending years masquerading as his dead mother in order to collect her pension, only for authorities to find her mummified corpse at his home.

In what’s being compared to a “Mrs. Doubtfire”-esque con, the 58-year-old unemployed nurse allegedly covered his face in wax as he sported a blouse, makeup and clip-on earrings to collect the money intended for his late mother, Graziella Dall’Oglio, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

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Were she alive, the widow would be 85, though local authorities ultimately discovered what they believe to be her mummified body in her son’s home. An investigation is underway to officially confirm the identity of the corpse, as well as how long it had been there. Authorities believe it had likely been s

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