my father steal money by work place he has  gambling addiction also he cheating all the time witch is insane. and my mom's ex bf42yo at the time he stealing  money from mom and mine too(i was 19) .he had a depression and maybe he also had some kind of mental plobrems too.because he was taking bunch of med by doctor. mom think he have autism.my mom's ex co worker and mom buy some stuff online one day moms friend promised to mom pay her later then mom purchase by her cradit card. she never give her back 5000usd.mom ask her pay her back but she never give her back to mom. that time my mom was poor single mother. but mom's friend are married woman her financial is okey .they are friendship has been 10 year. mom trusted her. mom told her if you dont pay her back i need talk to your husband then finally she give her back.when she was young she bought lot of expencive designer brand by her cradit card. then she debt smeared. her parents pay everything later.and when mom work at massage place very old lady co worker trying to be mom's friend. mom was big money maker at the time.one day old lady started crying and she told her she have cancer. then mom belived her she gives her 1000 but later mom find out she was lying.    
i understand some teenager steal money often.but these al mature stealing someone's money or scam. why?are they have mental sick? they knows already stealing  is wrong things. im just curious. and i also steal money when i was 17 　i wont do that anymore but im just scary　because because  my biological father steal money when he was 40 something. im 29 now but i dont want to be like a father.