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Sweetheart Scams

Posted on: Sun, 05/18/2008 - 16:58
Sweetheart Scams

Members of these same itinerant groups, as well as other opportunistic individuals, may befriend an elderly widow or widower and eventually pretend to be in love with them. The immediate goal is to secure gifts and loans from the targeted seniors. The ultimate goal is to secure control of the senior’s estate or financial affairs and divert assets to themselves. The "sweethearts" may accomplish this by convincing the elderly targets to grant them general power of attorney or to make them the primary beneficiaries under their wills.

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Posted on: Thu, 10/23/2008 - 14:25 #1

Now this is sad and low the lowest you can get. My neighbor is an elderly lady and one of the new neighbors that moved into the apartment constantly goes by to visit and I don't think her intentions are very good. But I don't want to stick my nose where it doesn't belong. But I'm pretty cautious of her!

Posted on: Fri, 10/24/2008 - 12:41 #2

Anyone who manipulates the affections of another for monetary gain is just rotten and deserve to be jailed for a very long time. This doesn't just happen to the elderly, unfortunately, but so many of the elderly are lonely these days, that they are particularly vulnerable to someone who pretends to show an interest in them.

Posted on: Fri, 10/24/2008 - 21:35 #3

How do people live with themselves pulling these stunts on the elderly? I think back to the phrase, "Like taking candy from a baby" and say "Why would you do that?" What does that prove that you can take from those who can not defend themselves?

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