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Update but yet another question I'm afraid. I had a call back from Subaru USA yesterday. They had been talking to the dealer who were now willing discuss buying back the car from Esther. Exactly what they're going to come up with remains to be seen. However, something else has cropped up...

Just a little bump. In the absense of any response from either Subaru USA or the dealership I've been re-reading my notes and the information given here. And something IAAL wrote earlier has renewed my spark: I think it was the third "real" that caught my eye... Corrine

Just a quick update on the car. I spent a great deal of time talking with Subaru USA Inc. this afternoon (they have a 1-800 number so why not). Very sympathetic like you would expect. Stated that they have little involvement with the day-to-day running of the dealerships as they were all...

She has a little cash - enough to get her through this month but I've not volunteered that to the Bank. Her sole income is that SS which they're holding because it was paid into an account which was overdrawn and she was never told by Key to stop it going in there in the first place. Because...

And bless you too Mary. I have taken in IAAL and Veronica's (and others) advice - printed it out and will be taking it to the attorney with us in a couple of days - just so that I haven't missed anything. I've got files for everything - Telemarketing fraud, the bank, the car dealership (I'm...

Blondie, that's the first thing I did when we got back from the bank last Thursday after being told that the SS payment just received couldn't/wouldn't be released because her account was now overdrawn. She's now got a new account with Venture and SS will be paying her money in there in future...

I did this last week - also wrote to the Governor but I've heard diddly squat from either office. The situation with Key Bank (as I now understand it) is that this is the third that Esther has fallen foul of Telemarketing Fraud. Twice in November of 2004 and once in March. On all three...

I'm sorry Veronica - I'll head that way right now. Corrine

Sorry to have taken so long in coming back - these past few days have been exhausting with little to show for it. As of right now, I'm still waiting for return calls from local authorities about what care is available for Esther - I'll be calling them again tomorrow. Esther has agreed that she...

IAAL, I appreciate your advice and I understand what you say about my involvement. OK - I can give her back her checkbook and I'll work on finding out the whereabouts of her children. On checking her account, in the absence of any involvement from her children, this was something her new bank...

IAAL, She has family somewhere but I know that they've not been near her in the 4 years that I've been living here. I asked for some phone numbers but she says she doesn't have them. I've got several calls into various State and County adult services. The few that I've managed to get hold of...

What is the name of your state? WA A few days ago I found out that a 79 year old neighbor had, for the third time in less than 5 months, fallen prey to telemarketing fraud. I posted about that one on the Banking and Credit Card Board. Anyway - there's a whole lot more going on with this lady...

Just a quick update. We got the fraud reports from the bank today so can now file a police report. The sad thing is that we were unable to prevent Esther's Social Security check going into the account and as the fraudulent direct withdrawals took her way beyond that sum, the bank can't pay her...

Just an update. I spent 2 hours on the phone with Key Bank this morning. I would seem that this telemarketing fraud has been going on for a year! I find it unconcionable that - and Key Bank told me this - it is illegal for a bank to contact a customer when they see suspicious activity...

Debt Guy, Thank you - I've now got somewhere to start. I have been onto the Bank this morning. They are maintaining that Esther told them that she did give authoritization to the "Company" to deduct an amount from her account. Esther maintains that she didn't, both to me and the police...