Debp
Well-Known Member
I agree. And I so appreciate your input because you've lived it.
I gave $20 to a family begging on the corner at WM. A few days later, they were back at a different location ....and they kept coming back ....and with a nice car. They were middle eastern, and Idk if they had recently become homeless and still had their expensive car, or they were swindling innocent people. Have you seen situations like this?
Several years ago I was waiting for the free shuttle at Ralph's market to take me home.
A woman in a big car kept driving around in a circle in the parking lot. She would drive up to people and ask them for money from the driver's seat. She kept driving round and round for the entire 45 minutes I was waiting!!
Finally the shuttle van came and I mentioned her to the driver. He told me that lady does that all of the time! And he said she also has another car she sometimes uses.
I also remember a pastor tell about giving $30 to someone that said they had car trouble and needed money for a part. The following week the same person approached the pastor.... saying again they needed $30 to fix a part on their car! The pastor realized he had been scammed.