<prompt> Human: My parents are in their early 70s and are recently retired. Today I found out that my mom has been loaning friends large amounts of money since 2008. So far shes loaned a total of 140,000 between 5 people, and has been reimbursed about 25,000 90 of which came from 1 person who still owes another 35k. My parents have worked hard for their money and can do what they wish with it, but I feel that theyre being severely taken advantage of. My mom insists that these people are genuine, but 3 of them have moved to different cities, and most the loans are for general expenses, rent, and a new car in one case. In short, Im very skeptical of these people.So far I plan to:- get access to all their credit cardbank accounts to monitor them- sign them up for a credit-monitoring service to get a comprehensive view of their accounts and activity- call the 5 friends to inquire about repayment and to let them know that there will be no future loans if I can help itHas anyone been in a situation like this that could offer advice?I appreciate your thoughts,ConcernedForParents  <response>: Immediately get your County Senior Services involved, if they find evidence that a senior was a target they will work with a prosecutor to level charges. I have seen this a few times with the parents of some of my clients. There is likely some deception going on here. Going to talk to a Lawyer will not solve anything, except cost you some bucks. 