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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3,500$ is not worth getting that uoset over. Let it go, OP.[/quote]

1. That's a lot of money.

2. Many/most elderly are on fixed incomes

3. If a contractor is doing it to one person, he's doing it to 100s.

4. [b]It's illegal. Even if he legitimately cut one branch, his costs should be aligned as such, and it merits further investigation.[/b]

5. Banks are trained on catching things like this, and it should be discussed with her bank.[/quote]

It's illegal for a contractor to set their own prices?

Banks are trained to catch what?   People writing checks?

I'm the pp whose dad withdrew $31k in cash for a scam.   The banks are not required to do ANYTHING.  My brother discussed it with the police.[/quote]

NP. Banks are absolutely supposed to try to detect elderly financial scams. 
https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/advisory/2022-06-15/FinCEN%20Advisory%20Elder%20Financial%20Exploitation%20FINAL%20508.pdf[/quote]

How would a check for $3500 indicate a scam?
Like I said, my dad walked into a bank and withdrew $31k in CASH and the bank was fine and dandy with it.  [/quote]

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