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Be careful not to loose your money.

Be careful not to lose your money.

Lose (with one o) is the common verb meaning not to be able to find. Loose (with double o) is an adjective meaning unfastened, free: The horse was loose in the field.

I've seen and the two of them.

I've seen both of them.

Never say and the two instead of both. Also avoid and the three, four, etc. Say, all three, four, etc.

She doesn't trust and her friends.

She doesn't trust even her friends.

And is a conjunction only, and we can't use it instead of the adverb even.

John doesn't afraid of anybody.

John's not afraid of anybody.

Afraid isn't a verb but an adjective, and we generally use it with the verb to be.

Let's also do the next exercise.

Let me do and the next exercise.

Also possible:

Let me do the next exercise too.

And is a conjunction, and can only join similar forms of speech: He came and sat down. We can't use it instead of the adverbs also and too.