Deceitful parents steal $11400 in savings from 18-year-old child, claim it's for rent: 'They want me to move out, yet put me back to square 1 with no money'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jun 27, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

Money has a terrible habit of souring all kinds of relationships, even with those who are supposed to be the closest to us. Some people just can't see past the dollar signs, or even worse, want to use our access to money as a means of power and control. The sad reality of the society that we live in today is that we are only as strong as the amount that we have sitting in our bank account.

One teenager recently found this out the hard way after losing all their savings. It wasn't that the eighteen-year-old had been irresponsible, but rather that their parents had drained the hard-earned cash from their account and claimed that they needed it for rent. Understandably, the internet was horrified by this story of blatantly illegal activity. They might be saying they want this kid to move out, but it looks more like they want to make sure that they never leave.

 

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    rosey ✔ @thechosenberg Follow There should be an extra penalty for when you steal from your children
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    r/TrueOffMyChest u/deliahjones • 1h I had $11,400 saved up from working since 2011. I am 18. My parents just drained my entire debit card for "rent" what would you do? No im not asking for money im asking HOW TO GET MY $11,400 back they stole. My debit card is not under their names or accounts. I do not have a license yet I was saving for driving lessons (no public transit, we're in the rural south) and college (i was homeschooled). They never asked for rent before and they never let me eat food
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    (Official) @mattcampux Replying to @thechosenberg Follow If there was no lease signed, then there's no rent to be paid. Kid should lawyer up.
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    lazy river @newplasticbags. 1d Replying to @thechosenberg Just press charges. You're gonna get kicked out for it but good luck staying there anyway. 11k is nothing to sneeze at, they stole it, its a theft like any other. Once you get your money back cut em loose for a while, good luck
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    Dante @dante_eats 1d • Replying to @thechosenberg i Isteal my daughter's nose but i always put it back
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    sommite @sommite_fi 1d Replying to @thechosenberg If the card was stolen and the client was not too negligient, there's a chance the bank will return the money and sue the parents.
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    summersolsticewine... ❤ @summerspritzer Replying to @thechosenberg Follow they're lucky they haven't opened credit cards in their name, that's a real fun situation
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    Suffy 2 @drsuffy • 1d Replying to @thechosenberg Considering that's actually fraud, report it to police.
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    Joey @Joey_FS. 1d Replying to @thechosenberg A friend of mine has their mom steal $80k of their savings while they were away on shore leave. Then told them to "get over it"
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    Andrew Hersh @theAndrewHersh 1d • ⚫ Replying to @thechosenberg They stole it. He's 18. Pack up your stuff first, then report the theft.
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    Marcus @ziademarcus •1d Replying to @thechosenberg disown and never look back
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    Paulo Rants @PauloGRants 22h ⚫ Replying to @thechosenberg I sure hope he reported them to the police. That was stealing. If they already spent the money, it is gone. But they need to pay for this crime.
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    Michael Crush @MichaelCrush73.1d Replying to @thechosenberg Well, that's one kid that doesn't have to be around when the parents can't take care of themselves. Or he could always bill them. :
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    Brentton White @TheLynx_1 Follow Replying to @thechosenberg People always wonder how some people so readily go to the dark side. Most of these people don't know what an 'Evil' parent looks like, and cannot comprehend this level of depravity due to their own parents being decent people. Tragically, what you are currently bearing witness to is likely a villain's origin story. There are few words appropriate in human language to describe the magnitude of betrayal displayed here.
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    Monica P @monipridragon12 Replying to @thechosenberg Follow He should also change the code and make sure their names are NOT on the account and tell the bank they cleared his account of money. Also, refuse to move out. Literally state you've paid rent now so you're a tenant and they cannot remove you legally. That might give him time to earn more money. If the police come, state you paid 11K in rent for 6 months and they removed it from your account so you have a right to live there until you co
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    jess @JessOrWhatevs 21h . my parents did this .relatives would send me money for bday and holidays. parents forced me to start a bank account when i was 7 to keep it in. when i moved out and needed money years later i found out they drained. the account when i was like 16 to pay for a vacation.
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    Anne B @abroshar⚫22h this is s called family fraud, and in some states it is legally actionable
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    STUARTIST @StewardessChick ⚫ 8h Rural south and homeschooled? And he wants to leave for college? They did it on purpose to keep him there with them.
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    scotty positivity @scottymax 20h when i was a bank teller in a wealthy area, it was shocking how many parents would raid their kids' savings accounts, and how many would FLIP OUT when you told them they couldn't draw from their over-18 kids' checking accounts.
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    @MissRads 16h Here's the hardest part - report them. Sue them. And don't worry, you'll win and get money back but that means losing your relationship with them but again they started it, not you.
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