You're right, my poor choice of words..Thanks.
The main issue is, “What do we do with/to the perpertrators of this scam?”
Also, someone needs to sit down with the bankers who made the $300,000 home equity loan. They may not have had a legal obligation to counsel her but they did have a moral one.
BTW, my elderly folks got caught up in the preliminary phase of a scam, but they only lost about $600. I went to to the presentation and asked a few pointed questions of the presenter.
He gave me that “Uh oh, we got a ‘live one’ here” look then changed the subject.
“Hope & Change” and “You are owed lots of money” can be as seductive as “Hey, sailor, are you looking for a good time?”
And just as hollow a promise.