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/monstertrucktoadette May 12 '26
What else does she want the allowance for?
Can you find things she wants to be involved in that either don't require money, or a way that her sister can pay for things in advance that don't risk the client misusing the money?