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0 pointsnntwozz2y ago0 comments

The sad thing is his wife was wondering where all the money has gone, I was the first one he told about this.

He was saving it for his grandchildren and he basically had a meltdown when I told him he's probably been scammed.

I felt really bad and also uncomfortable with the whole situation, I gave him a hug and told him to get in touch with his bank and tell them everything he told me.

Not likely that they'll help him but I just didn't know how to deal with the situation.

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whimsicalism2y ago

That is so sad. My partner’s father recently had a few $k’s scammed from them. She actually caught it before he had given the money but could not convince him over the phone to not go through with it.

Feel like there should be more extensive monitoring mechanisms for the elderly.

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