money withdrawn from mums account advice needed

jaybeetoo

Sadly, if somebody has dementia the money could have gone anywhere. When my father had dementia he started going through cheques like they were going out of fashion. I had to step in and take over his finances - luckily he had set up a Power of Attorney a few years before.

If the person has started showing signs of dementia get a Power of Attorney asap.

matttye

opinions4u wrote: »

I haven't said all young people are thieves.

You're just saying that (presumably statistically?) people aged 15-22 are the most likely to be thieves.

That's fine, but saying to start there is pointless when you don't know anything about the family. There might be a 40 year old son with a gambling addiction, or a 34 year old daughter with a drink/drug problem.

jaybeetoo

matttye wrote: »

You're just saying that (presumably statistically?) people aged 15-22 are the most likely to be thieves.

That's fine, but saying to start there is pointless when you don't know anything about the family. There might be a 40 year old son with a gambling addiction, or a 34 year old daughter with a drink/drug problem.

or a rouge trader praying on the elderly.

Migster

sitcom321 wrote: »

Galling as it is but cant see what else we can do

You could try speaking to bank to establish what the procedure is when someone presents a cheque made out to cash. There may be a requirement to provide ID and if that’s the case, the ID details may well get written on the back of the cheque, in which case you can request a copy of the cheque to see what’s there.

PasturesNew

Write a letter for her to sign, then get her to sign it and tell her "it's so you get your dinners". With dementia, they still usually understand dinners and will sign if they think it's how they get their free dinners.

NiallB

jaybeetoo wrote: »

or a rouge trader praying on the elderly.

Yes, if she's been more rosy-cheeked than usual that would ring alarm bells

(Sorry, couldn't help myself!)

robatwork

O4U - I agree 100% that the likelihood is that it's a younger relative who has perpetrated this.

However

opinions4u wrote: »

As a law student do you think it's right to twist somebody's words to create a sentence that is a million miles from what is said? Shameful on your part.

you're assuming lawstudent is a law student. Could of course be a hopeful, or a pilot, or a lawyer, or a train driver, or ......

Just like I may or may not be rob, and may or may not be at work....