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Topic	Do you give money to the homeless?
DPsx7 10/02/18 10:44:08 PM #33:	The people that hesitate are right to think twice. Sure, the rest of you want to help no matter what and that's who the scammers rely on. Just use your judgement. One time in the grocery lot some guy walks up to me with this story about his mom being sick in a hospital. He needs money for gas to get there. Something seemed off, like why stop here or why ask for $5 when you clearly won't get far. Turns out a few weeks later the same guy comes up to me with the exact same story. Pausing for a moment I asked "didn't you ask me for money not too long ago?" The look on his face was gold as he stammered for an excuse. Never saw him again. <cite>DPsx7 posted [p:909859703] in Do you giv... [t:77060887]...</cite> <quote>The people that hesitate are right to think twice. Sure, the rest of you want to help no matter what and that's who the scammers rely on. Just use your judgement. One time in the grocery lot some guy walks up to me with this story about his mom being sick in a hospital. He needs money for gas to get there. Something seemed off, like why stop here or why ask for $5 when you clearly won't get far. Turns out a few weeks later the same guy comes up to me with the exact same story. Pausing for a moment I asked "didn't you ask me for money not too long ago?" The look on his face was gold as he stammered for an excuse. Never saw him again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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