QUESTION
When an elderly person is scammed by a company they hired for thousands of dollars, is this considered elder abuse and can a lawyer help?
Asked on Feb 10th, 2025 on Consumer Law - Florida
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I hired a tree trimming company who also became a self-appointed handyman service who conned me out of several thousand dollars, promising me things like a used AC unit for my house and taking money to pay in advance for the unit and parts needed to install, but never went through with the installation and kept the money. This was done several times, involving lots of money, false promises, etc. This is a complicated problem and I am dealing with a great amount of stress trying to find someone who will help me receive my money from this liar and con man. He is probably doing this to others and he needs to be held accountable.
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Possibly. The problem with such cases is those "scammers" are usually dirtbags or junkies that spend the money as fast as they scam it from thier victims, so expectations of "getting money back" are slim. That said, this is an issue you should report to law enforcement to address from a "holding them accountable" aspect.
Answered on Feb 12th, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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