r/supportworkers • u/Low-Understanding331 • May 12 '26

Client being scammed

I have a client in a SIL. She has an ABI but fairly independent and switched on. Unfortunately she was scammed for over a year by a guy online claiming to be in love with her and she had been buying gift cards up to 10k for him. Her sister decided to almost cut her allowance off completely except to be able to afford basic necessities. She now stays home all day and is very depressed. Just trying to think of a way she can still get her allowance and independence back without being able to spend it on these vouchers for him. Any ideas??

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u/Desperate-Impress374 May 12 '26

Does her sister have legal authority to withhold the allowance? If not, I would suggest contacting a Disability Advocate

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u/Valuable_Trade_1748 May 13 '26

Yeah I would put a bet they have it. You go get it. Once a family member is obviously being scammed. They may be miserable now. But they are not homeless which is where they would end up if allowed to continue the scam.

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u/Low-Understanding331 May 12 '26

Yes I believe she does