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Holly Lennon

Lanarkshire care worker exploited 'vulnerable' client with WhatApp messages asking for cash

A Lanarkshire carer has been given a warning for exploiting a 'vulnerable' service user for her own financial gain.

Samantha Ferguson was reported to the Scottish Social Services Council after it was discovered that she had taken £825 from someone she was employed to look after.

While working as a care assistant in Lanark in February 2021, she provided a service user with the details of her Paypal account when she had 'no valid reason for doing so'.

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