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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Juan Blanco, post: 1672415, member: 41665&quot;]Everything hypothetical as stated, I&#039;m much more suspicious of (yet undiagnosed) dementia than &#039;scam&#039; (on the elder&#039;s part): </p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9517486/Woman-with-early-onset-dementia-writes-diary-detailing-care-wishes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9517486/Woman-with-early-onset-dementia-writes-diary-detailing-care-wishes.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9517486/Woman-with-early-onset-dementia-writes-diary-detailing-care-wishes.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Seeing dementia in a parent and this saddens me also. (Evidence: poor judgements and peculiar behaviors, etc.) The neighbors have been suspicious longer than I, but close family friends (same-age elders) are still doubtful or in denial. Most tellingly, this parent feels especially threatened by <i>random call solicitations for investments. </i>It&#039;s absolutely certain predatory scammers know the score here, it&#039;s not just ONE call per year!&nbsp; Folks obviously need to be more aware how prevalent this grifting becomes as a parent <i>becomes </i>elderly.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Likewise, it&#039;s surprising that (middle-aged?) posters on CT are doubtful coin-shops knowingly grift from elderly women. (<i>Everyone else</i> knows they&#039;re ideal targets: <i>why would the the coin-racketeers be any different</i>???) Is the &#039;numismatic ripoff&#039; thread about an older widow, also? Geez, wake up and smell the coffee burning already!</p><p><br /></p><p>This mundane grift even has trade-phrase: &quot;getting killed&quot; </p><p><a href="http://www.coinweek.com/tips-for-new-collectors/sell-dads-coin-collection-and-guarantee-you-get-the-right-price/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/tips-for-new-collectors/sell-dads-coin-collection-and-guarantee-you-get-the-right-price/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinweek.com/tips-for-new-collectors/sell-dads-coin-collection-and-guarantee-you-get-the-right-price/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another elder-abuse article, abit more literal to the terminology: <a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018963716_fleming22m.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018963716_fleming22m.html" rel="nofollow">http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018963716_fleming22m.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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