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A disabled coworker spends a lot of time on his phone chatting on social websites.  His disability does not make him understand the reality around him well.  The other day his friend scammed him out of $1,500 worth of Amazon gift cards.  Due to his mental disability he willingly handed them all over to his friend.  For him that's like 1.5 months of pay at WA state minimum.  How do you tell your coworker to stop buying gift cards and willingly handing all his money away to his online social circle?  He's being scammed out of all his money basically.



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A disabled coworker spends a lot of time on his phone chatting on social websites.  His disability does not make him understand the reality around him well.  The other day his friend scammed him out of $1,500 worth of Amazon gift cards.  Due to his mental disability he willingly handed them all over to his friend.  For him that's like 1.5 months of pay at WA state minimum.  How do you tell your coworker to stop buying gift cards and willingly handing all his money away to his online social circle?  He's being scammed out of all his money basically.


 You should try and capitalize on that. Cut out the friend.



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At first I thought he was just buying gift cards all the time because he liked to purchase online as I do but after one card didn't work that's when it exposed all of it.  Didn't realize he was being taken advantage of.



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A disabled coworker spends a lot of time on his phone chatting on social websites.  His disability does not make him understand the reality around him well.  The other day his friend scammed him out of $1,500 worth of Amazon gift cards.  Due to his mental disability he willingly handed them all over to his friend.  For him that's like 1.5 months of pay at WA state minimum.  How do you tell your coworker to stop buying gift cards and willingly handing all his money away to his online social circle?  He's being scammed out of all his money basically.


Are these friends he has met in person or just "Online Friends"? Well even without a disability I would tell him.  If he has a disability and you think he might not grasp it, do you know if he as a job coach or a family member that "helps".  You might want to say something to the Store Manager or HR Manager and ask if you can do an intervention.  The store is allows to decline any sale they feel is fraud or ask additional information to determine it isn't.  If he does have a disability, you could also reach out to the local MRDD organisation for assistance.  I would have thought anyone setting up an account for his usage would have limited the amount allowed to be spent to a lesser amount.



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A disabled coworker spends a lot of time on his phone chatting on social websites.  His disability does not make him understand the reality around him well.  The other day his friend scammed him out of $1,500 worth of Amazon gift cards.  Due to his mental disability he willingly handed them all over to his friend.  For him that's like 1.5 months of pay at WA state minimum.  How do you tell your coworker to stop buying gift cards and willingly handing all his money away to his online social circle?  He's being scammed out of all his money basically.


Are these friends he has met in person or just "Online Friends"? Well even without a disability I would tell him.  If he has a disability and you think he might not grasp it, do you know if he as a job coach or a family member that "helps".  You might want to say something to the Store Manager or HR Manager and ask if you can do an intervention.  The store is allows to decline any sale they feel is fraud or ask additional information to determine it isn't.  If he does have a disability, you could also reach out to the local MRDD organisation for assistance.  I would have thought anyone setting up an account for his usage would have limited the amount allowed to be spent to a lesser amount.


QFC allows up to $2,000 to prevent fraud.  I wish they would lower it to $1,000.  Most use it to scam the gas points as well.



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A disabled coworker spends a lot of time on his phone chatting on social websites.  His disability does not make him understand the reality around him well.  The other day his friend scammed him out of $1,500 worth of Amazon gift cards.  Due to his mental disability he willingly handed them all over to his friend.  For him that's like 1.5 months of pay at WA state minimum.  How do you tell your coworker to stop buying gift cards and willingly handing all his money away to his online social circle?  He's being scammed out of all his money basically.


Are these friends he has met in person or just "Online Friends"? Well even without a disability I would tell him.  If he has a disability and you think he might not grasp it, do you know if he as a job coach or a family member that "helps".  You might want to say something to the Store Manager or HR Manager and ask if you can do an intervention.  The store is allows to decline any sale they feel is fraud or ask additional information to determine it isn't.  If he does have a disability, you could also reach out to the local MRDD organisation for assistance.  I would have thought anyone setting up an account for his usage would have limited the amount allowed to be spent to a lesser amount.


QFC allows up to $2,000 to prevent fraud.  I wish they would lower it to $1,000.  Most use it to scam the gas points as well.


 Yes, POS system limits might be set up $2,000.  But as an associate your allowed to question any sale that seems outside the norm.  I would question any purchasing a large amount of 1 gift card brand.  The questioning does not have to be alarming, "Oh, your must be making a big purchase, what fun thing are you buying on Amazon".  



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Does he have a life coachnor a parental figure  u can talk to?



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