Furious at her family’s behavior, Leah sent her mother fifty cents with the memo, “Buy a veil.” She then immediately removed their access to her financial accounts.
The next morning, a bank manager contacted Leah with alarming news. Patricia and Vanessa had attempted to withdraw more than $42,000 from her savings account.
They falsely claimed Leah was too stressed and emotionally unstable to manage her own finances. They even tried to gain access to her safe deposit box.
Leah quickly realized that the wedding-dress request had been a test. Once she understood their intentions, she froze her accounts, gathered evidence, and contacted her attorney-
