Some People Are Savvy Scam Artists

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ding a baby and has a toddler nearby.Ironically, I’ve seen this situation at a local grocery store and this particular lady works in shifts. I’ve noticed she’s on the lot with her children a couple of days a week, then she’ll reappear approximately a month later. Obviously, she’s receiving nice donations, as she and the children appear clean and nicely dressed.There has been times when I’ve been approached and asked for money when leaving the grocery store. Though I’m kindhearted, I’m not reaching for my wallet in front of a stranger, as that can be a setup for disaster. However, I will later return to give them money, after I’ve reached a safe place to take my money out and I’ve determined they sincerely need help.Even in my own car, I’m not pulling out my wallet to give anyone money, unless my window is slightly opened, and doors are locked. I hate to be taken advantage of.There was a woman standing at an intersection with a sign stating she needed gas money to get home. I gave her money for gas through my car window.Surprisingly, the next day I saw the same woman at the same location with the same

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sign. She saw me but didn’t say anything, as she knew she was in the wrong and she now knows I’ve discovered she’s a scam artist. People like her ruin chances for people that really need help.A more memorable instance is when a friend and I were walking along a main street, and a homeless man asked me if I could give him money. He specifically stated he needed money for toiletries. I told him I wouldn’t give him money, but I will go across the street and buy him what he needed.After going to buy toiletries for this homeless man, he had the audacity to look through the bag and tell me that he only use a certain brand of deodorant and other items. Calmly, I informed him that I just spent time and money to help him, so he needs to be grateful for what he just received, or I can return it all.Overall, I’m all for helping people, but it’s getting more difficult to determine who really needs help. Now, given this pandemic, I’m hesitant to even get close to strangers, but I still have the heart to help others, when I sincerely sense that help is needed.© <a href="undefined">Tony Young, Jr.</a> 8/20</article></body>

Some are ruining chances for those that really need help.

Most of us hate to see people that have fallen on hard times. For those of us that are kindhearted, we try to lend a helping hand and/or money to help those in need. However, it’s becoming more difficult to determine who really needs help, as there are many scam artists working to get money.

Some scam artists have become so savvy, they’re now using their children as bait. People know that others are willing to help when they see children that are homeless on the street, especially toddlers.

One red flag, is when you drive into the parking lot of a business and see an adult standing with a sign, asking for money and food, while holding a baby. Oftentimes, the adult is holding a baby and has a toddler nearby.

Ironically, I’ve seen this situation at a local grocery store and this particular lady works in shifts. I’ve noticed she’s on the lot with her children a couple of days a week, then she’ll reappear approximately a month later. Obviously, she’s receiving nice donations, as she and the children appear clean and nicely dressed.

There has been times when I’ve been approached and asked for money when leaving the grocery store. Though I’m kindhearted, I’m not reaching for my wallet in front of a stranger, as that can be a setup for disaster. However, I will later return to give them money, after I’ve reached a safe place to take my money out and I’ve determined they sincerely need help.

Even in my own car, I’m not pulling out my wallet to give anyone money, unless my window is slightly opened, and doors are locked. I hate to be taken advantage of.

There was a woman standing at an intersection with a sign stating she needed gas money to get home. I gave her money for gas through my car window.

Surprisingly, the next day I saw the same woman at the same location with the same sign. She saw me but didn’t say anything, as she knew she was in the wrong and she now knows I’ve discovered she’s a scam artist. People like her ruin chances for people that really need help.

A more memorable instance is when a friend and I were walking along a main street, and a homeless man asked me if I could give him money. He specifically stated he needed money for toiletries. I told him I wouldn’t give him money, but I will go across the street and buy him what he needed.

After going to buy toiletries for this homeless man, he had the audacity to look through the bag and tell me that he only use a certain brand of deodorant and other items. Calmly, I informed him that I just spent time and money to help him, so he needs to be grateful for what he just received, or I can return it all.

Overall, I’m all for helping people, but it’s getting more difficult to determine who really needs help. Now, given this pandemic, I’m hesitant to even get close to strangers, but I still have the heart to help others, when I sincerely sense that help is needed.