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My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: CA

A family member forged my signature on a loan document in 2010 without my knowledge. That family member is now dead, and the collector is now trying to collect from me (which is how I found out about the forgery). I've provided the collector with several examples of my signature which clearly show I didn't sign anything, yet now I'm being told I have to file a police report, against a DEAD person for the fraud. Is that even possible? It's a small enough amount that the lender could simply write it off, however they refuse. Any suggestions?
Since a deceased person is not liable for a crime, I suspect that once the police discover that he suspect is dead, the investigation will cease. The lender may simply be asking for a police report so as to proceed from their end. The police may be willing to take a corpus report summarizing what you say happened, but they are unlikely to expend any resources investigating it.