<prompt> Human: Looking for help understanding what might be going on with some business dealings that my elderly father is involved with.Context: my father is currently in the hospital without a clear diagnosis but is clearly confused and in no position to be making any financial decisions. I have power of attorney. I live thousands of miles away and when I arrive on the scene a friend of his is at the hospital. Hes actually the person who found him in his home in an altered mental state and took him to the hospital. So, I wanna like this guy but...CRaZY ALARM BELLS ARE GOING OFFAs soon as I get to the hospital the friend tells me that he has money for my dad because they are in business together. He says he wants to give me the money because he has the cash on him 1,000 and doesnt think my dad should have it. He tells me that he wants to sit down with me and show me all the paperwork about their arrangement, that everything is clearly documented etc. Here are the things hes told me...The business has something to do with buying and selling cars. It sounds like maybe a combination of restoring cars and selling them outright and financing cars for people that cant get traditional loans.He says my dad has used cash to pay for cars. They are turning cars over all the time but there are 6-7 cars at any give time.He says he finances cars for people. And because of these payments he gives my dad 1,500 a month. He also said that my dad holds the titles to the cars, and when people cant make payment they repossess them.Pretty much sounds shady AF but my dad is so out of it theres no way hes going to be able to help me understand whats going on.I am going to go down to the bank today to see if I can get transaction records on my dads account, and to lock it down.Im trying to figure out whether they are just screwing over people who cant get loans through traditional means, or whether theres some other scam going on here.The friend said that there were still cars in play and that he would need to work with me going forward. He wanted me to come over to his house to talk about it and seemed kind of pushy about it. I told him I had too many other things going on to do that right now.He also said to me that I probably wouldnt understand what in house financing was but that my husband would. He doesnt even know what kind of bass ass btch he just met.But if anyone has any insights about what this supposed business is or what I need to be looking out for, help would be greatly appreciated. I am primarily focused right now on care decisions, talking to case managers, nurses, doctors, etc. but theres this bizarre other situation causing me stress as well.Update: 50k cash withdrawn from dads bank account over last 3 months checks do appear to be in his handwriting. Pulled a credit report and 2 auto loans totaling over 80k since November. Father thinks its 1921. Lawyer Acquired.  <response>: Do nothing.On the off chance that any part of their business is illegal, if you participate in any way it makes you an accessory. You cant risk that liability.Tell the friend you wont be doing anything until you consult an attorney. 