- Jurisdiction
- New York
I reported fraudulent charges on my credit card that was used to buy an AirBnb in NY, presumably by a kid i was paid by his family to teach and mentor. But now Im worried that once the detectives interview me, I can potentially get myself into legal problems myself with what happened:
Here is the situation:
The kid is very manipulative, so he was really pushing me to help him get an AirBnb place where he could watch the superbowl (he's 15), and telling me he was going to get me fired if I dont do that., which was a valid threat of me losing my job. So I just went along with it, and hoped the booking wouldnt go through, or else id have to go to his parents about the idea. but luckily, and i dont remember why, (if i used the wrong pin at first, or there wasnt enough credit on the card, or possibly both) the transactions were not going through on my card and airbnb wouldnt let me book anything with them because i didnt show proper ID, so i was able to just say to him that it didnt go through without it being "my fault". so i thought that was over.
However somehow I ended up with all these unauthorized charges on my card, which he denies using or making. I strongly suspect it was him though, since I made the attempts (that didnt go through) on his computer at first, and maybe he got hold of my #'s somehow. (I definitely didnt authorize him to use my card on his own). How much of the above is wise to tell the detective or should I not be discussing any of this with him, especially if it makes me look bad or guilty of a crime for my actions, even though i intended it to "not work out"?
Thanks for any advice, as well as what might have been a better option of what to do if your job is on the line unless you do something wrong, other than just trying to pretend to go along with it but see that it just "doesnt work out". Going to the parents would be the best option obviously, but it probably would have cost me the job, from the kid doing something else to get me fired, for a job that I couldnt afford to lose.
Here is the situation:
The kid is very manipulative, so he was really pushing me to help him get an AirBnb place where he could watch the superbowl (he's 15), and telling me he was going to get me fired if I dont do that., which was a valid threat of me losing my job. So I just went along with it, and hoped the booking wouldnt go through, or else id have to go to his parents about the idea. but luckily, and i dont remember why, (if i used the wrong pin at first, or there wasnt enough credit on the card, or possibly both) the transactions were not going through on my card and airbnb wouldnt let me book anything with them because i didnt show proper ID, so i was able to just say to him that it didnt go through without it being "my fault". so i thought that was over.
However somehow I ended up with all these unauthorized charges on my card, which he denies using or making. I strongly suspect it was him though, since I made the attempts (that didnt go through) on his computer at first, and maybe he got hold of my #'s somehow. (I definitely didnt authorize him to use my card on his own). How much of the above is wise to tell the detective or should I not be discussing any of this with him, especially if it makes me look bad or guilty of a crime for my actions, even though i intended it to "not work out"?
Thanks for any advice, as well as what might have been a better option of what to do if your job is on the line unless you do something wrong, other than just trying to pretend to go along with it but see that it just "doesnt work out". Going to the parents would be the best option obviously, but it probably would have cost me the job, from the kid doing something else to get me fired, for a job that I couldnt afford to lose.