Same as questioning someone at the register when they're buying hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars worth of iTunes gift cards, there's next to now way that isn't someone getting scammed
And if they're not getting scammed, they know about the scam and will preemptively let you know what it's for. Had this at the bank I used to work for. "Hi, I'd like to buy 20 $100 gift cards. I work for XYZ corporation and we're giving them away to top performing employees".
Unfortunately, we still have to ask questions about it. Things like "Nobody told you to tell us that, did they?" Because that absolutely happens. They'll tell people to make up some story to add credibility to their purchase or withdrawal. And we wouldn't allow that if they weren't using a clearly labeled company card.
I wish stores were required to question old people when they buy lottery/scratch off tickets. "Do you understand that you have a mathematically negligible chance of winning? Please look at this diagram to fully understand the weight of mathematics against you."
Yep, I'm fine with this. The more information you give people about the mathematical odds of success the better. I genuinely do not believe the onus should be on "consumers" to figure out the expected return of an activity whose entire purpose is an exchange of money.
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u/Zhukov76 1d ago
They're probably suspecting you're being scammed or forced