Which document is used to document suspected financial exploitation?

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This question tests knowing how suspected financial exploitation is formally reported. When a bank or financial institution suspects exploitation of a customer, especially a vulnerable one, the proper step is to file a Suspicious Activity Report with FinCEN. A SAR is the formal document that records the details of the suspicious activity, including who is involved, what happened, when and where it occurred, how much money is involved, and why the activity looks suspicious. It also notes the reporter’s observations and rationale. The SAR is confidential and used by regulators and law enforcement to identify patterns and pursue possible criminal activity. Red flags describe indicators that raise suspicion but are not the report itself, while privacy protection and the term about elder definitions aren’t reporting documents. So the document used to document suspected financial exploitation is the Suspicious Activity Report.