Very interesting replies!
Dear all,
Having raised this topic more to raise a smile, I have been stunned by the posts to it and some of the sad stories of unscrupulous people in the world, we all know they exist but when it happens to our loved ones it makes us so anrgy and disappointed.
Before my father died, who was also an AZ sufferer, he got to the point he only carried a pound of loose change in his pocket and everything else was paid via debit card, this of course was before PIN numbers and he could sign for it, but this raises another point, he couldn't actually sign his name, so his signature was a printed name!!!!
Luckily, very luckily, my father was born and bread in this area, and everyone knew him, and just accepted this as his signature, i finally took over his banking etc by becoming a joint card holder for his accounts which allowed me access to any unusal action on it, but happy to say this never happened!
Have a good day all.
xx