bad actor

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Your mother should store documents and passwords — including life-insurance policies, bank-account details, mortgage documents, etc. — in a safe place; that will make her finances and healthcare easier to manage and, as a bonus, prevent a “bad actor” from accessing them for nefarious purposes.

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It is important to store documents and passwords — life-insurance policies, bank-account details, mortgage documents, Social Security number, retirement accounts, will and trust documents, etc. — in a safe place beyond the reach of a bad actor.

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You may be able to add an “alert” to your bank account, notifying the bank of any named person, aka bad actor, who should never and will never have access to your account.

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You may be able to add an “alert” to your parents’ bank account, notifying the bank of any named person — AKA bad actor — who should never and will never have access to their account.

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The other problem here, of course, is that your cousin’s estranged husband is, by your account, a bad actor.

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