A TikTok of a San Diego man is going viral after he says be became a victim of financial elder abuse. He claims a family member stole his money.
SAN DIEGO - A TikTok of a San Diego man is going viral after he says he became a victim of financial elder abuse. He claims a family member stole his money, putting him in jeopardy of losing his home.
Health issues left Fulcher blind two years ago. He says he started relying on a family member and their significant other, who both started living at the home, to help take care of his monthly bills.The senior says he was clueless about his finances until they went to make plans to bury his wife last month.“A lot of charges that weren’t authorized. Credit cards were taken out in my name,” Fulcher says.Fulcher’s grandchildren posted a video on TikTok of him sharing his story.
District Attorney Summer Stephan says although she can’t comment on the case, there has been an increase in financial elder abuse in San Diego County. Her office has 150 felony economic elder abuse cases in the last two years. The veteran says the family member and their significant other are no longer living at his home. Fulcher filed a police report on April 25, but at last check the DA says the case has not made it to her office yet.
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