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minus-squareknight_alva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 days agoYour grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoNot really, no. It’s still using deception for material gain through gift giving. Maybe it’s more of an extreme case, but I was being hyperbolic.
minus-squareknight_alva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoIt is materially different because a person with dementia can’t legally advocate for themselves so it is easier for an action against them to be considered a crime.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoIt’s still using deception for material gain. Just because it’s harder to scam someone without dementia doesn’t make it not fraud.
Your grandma having dementia changes the formula a bit.
Not really, no. It’s still using deception for material gain through gift giving. Maybe it’s more of an extreme case, but I was being hyperbolic.
It is materially different because a person with dementia can’t legally advocate for themselves so it is easier for an action against them to be considered a crime.
It’s still using deception for material gain. Just because it’s harder to scam someone without dementia doesn’t make it not fraud.