So, my Dad who is 85, had a bad day a couple of weeks ago. He hadn't slept more than a couple of hours. He got his visa statement, and noticed a double billing from Amazon prime. He decided to Google their phone number, and got NOT Amazon's number, and instead some scammer who convinced him in his tired state that he had over $1000 of charges on his account, and that to clear it up, he needed to go to Staples and buy $600 of X-box gift cards. When I heard about the gift cards, my heart immediately sank.
I decided to call Staples in Sudbury and talked to Kim, their regional Manager. She was very nervous talking to me, and said she would email their loss prevention department.
Later that week, after talking with Dad again about it, he told me, when he was buying the cards, the scammer told him not to buy all the cards in one shot, and the 1st cashier was an elderly woman, and when she asked him why he was buying so many cards, he told her he was being scammed...
Well, I immediately called Kim back and we had a very different conversation.
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/c5ICkCkOmBIW
Today, I finally got a call from head office, and had a chat with Stanley.
Was really blown away by their position.
Guess I'm heading down to Sudbury with my sign.
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/mc3t2Ov9pj5K
Please help me get the word out about this, I'm sure my Dad isn't the only one.
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