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"He's cleaned me out."

Read this emotional and personal story about elder financial abuse.

Published: 18 January 2025
  • national
  • 18 January 2025
  • Mamamia

"He's cleaned me out."

These four words, uttered by my elderly father during our weekly visit, started a chain of events that would dominate my life for the next year and a half.

Given that Dad was in the early stages of dementia at the time, I wasn't sure whether he was referring to events that had occurred many years ago, or if it was more recent.

What I was certain of, though, was who and what it was about...