What can I do about my brother being taken advantage of?

[germaine2626]

Originally Posted by ironpony

Oh okay, he was answering the landline phone, since scammers call on landlines a lot. I don't have control over his money and legally it's not my position I don't think. I am just trying to best help him stop from making bad decisions, and trying to get him to not answer the phone, or not talk to people who come to the door you don't know, is the only way I know how to do it.

Does you brother have a fulltime job or is he on some type of disability payments? Does he live independently?

Is it just recently that he has been scammed out of money or has it been going on for a while? What do you parents think of the situation?

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by ironpony

the fact that he was scammed more than once makes me think he shouldn't be answering the phone.

ok, so how did your conversation go about him being scammed more than once? Does he agree that he was scammed? If so, is he open to ideas to prevent it in the future?

[ironpony]

It happens about every so often I find like maybe once or twice a year? The parents try to talk him through it, but it never does any good. He lives with the our parents, but when they are not home, he still answers the door or answers the phone, and never thinks twice about doing it and that's the problem, is that he never thinks twice.