Not to excuse the gypsies but there are a lot of people preying on the elderly with impunity. A man I knew who was in his 80's and who lived alone was conned out of tens of thousands of dollars by a US Navy veteran. After my elderly friend had to move to an assisted living facility, the ex-submariner kept coming around in the guise of being a helpful visitor, but probably just to see if the relatives were on to him yet. One night my friend died and soon after the full scope of this crime became clear. The prosecutor refused to do anything and the criminal probably went on to more victims. I have often wondered if he somehow helped to hasten the death of my friend in order to try to cover up his crime.
Sometimes I see elderly people in the bank who are withdrawing money and who appear to be accompanied by someone who is waiting for payment. The banks should be very suspicious of this.
Bank DID get suspicious, actually chased EVERYONE out...including their customer who had triggered the event.
Had they reacted and separated the players things might well have come out differently.
It took five hours for anyone to notify me.