bank sues elderly scam victim

[DrLeftover]

December 23, 2013
Bank Takes Elderly Woman To Court After Losing Thousands In Scam

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For 85-year-old Margaret Tolbert and her son Jamie, the walk to her bank is a painful one.

West View savings in Cranberry has closed her account and wants her to pay them several thousand dollars – and the bank is taking her to court to get it.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/12/23/bank-takes-elderly-woman-to-court-after-losing-thousands-in-scam/

 

[Jazzy]

The harder truth: the con men sent her checks totaling nearly $20,000. She cashed $12,000 worth at a branch of West View Savings on the property of her retirement community.

This is a very confusing article. What did she do with the $12,000? Where is the other $8,000?
Where was her son when she was cashing this large amount of money? This is hurting my brain. Bottom line, as I can see it, she fell for a scam and she owes the bank the money.

 

[DrLeftover]

AND- she needs a keeper.

 

[Jazzy]

@Doc: Do you think she owes the bank the money back?