Hi
An elderly relative of mine had a friend look in with dinner every day - she paid for the food. I got a phone call some months ago from her and she was worried that the friend was hinting that he needed money. I never heard anything more about it so I forgot all about it. I didn't think the friend was up to anything. Recently it has come to light that, after that call, she got an ATM card for the account and that she had written a note saying the friend could withdraw money for her. She wasn't always able to get out so it made sense for her to allow him to make withdrawals for her. Unfortunately she died recently and when I looked at the statements it seemed that he had cleared a massive amount out of the account (20K+). I'm just wondering if anyone has ever come across anything like this? If they have, maybe they could tell me if the friend can be held accountable for this? Also, should the bank have noticed that an account where only small amounts were previously withdrawn suddenly had the max withdrawal amount taken out several times a week?
Thanks
An elderly relative of mine had a friend look in with dinner every day - she paid for the food. I got a phone call some months ago from her and she was worried that the friend was hinting that he needed money. I never heard anything more about it so I forgot all about it. I didn't think the friend was up to anything. Recently it has come to light that, after that call, she got an ATM card for the account and that she had written a note saying the friend could withdraw money for her. She wasn't always able to get out so it made sense for her to allow him to make withdrawals for her. Unfortunately she died recently and when I looked at the statements it seemed that he had cleared a massive amount out of the account (20K+). I'm just wondering if anyone has ever come across anything like this? If they have, maybe they could tell me if the friend can be held accountable for this? Also, should the bank have noticed that an account where only small amounts were previously withdrawn suddenly had the max withdrawal amount taken out several times a week?
Thanks