tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post7090121972609160955..comments2024-03-18T23:03:39.780-07:00Comments on Earning-My-Cape: Scammers... How Low Can They Go?Earning-My-Capehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05619658633285029097noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-49211543188151799912012-08-14T21:41:55.818-07:002012-08-14T21:41:55.818-07:00I agree! I agree! Earning-My-Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619658633285029097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-30013569086309675562012-08-14T05:56:26.740-07:002012-08-14T05:56:26.740-07:00This is just too sad! What absolutely horrible peo...This is just too sad! What absolutely horrible people.The Thriftiness Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746774853378298602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-29137510837859357392012-08-10T15:29:42.643-07:002012-08-10T15:29:42.643-07:00Exactly! It's one thing to scam by asking for ...Exactly! It's one thing to scam by asking for gas money or something, but to o out there and say that someone passed away... that just takes it to an all time low. I don't see how they can do it. :-(Earning-My-Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619658633285029097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-72162533866708070932012-08-10T01:53:51.198-07:002012-08-10T01:53:51.198-07:00That's an awful thing to pretend about. Wow. I...That's an awful thing to pretend about. Wow. I have had students at school lying about Grandmas dying to get away with not doing work/not turning up etc. It just seems wrong to me.<br /><br />Sarah<br />http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.ukSarah Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01147373517910379972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-71631700450645622012012-08-07T16:53:07.371-07:002012-08-07T16:53:07.371-07:00It is sad! It makes it so much harder for those re...It is sad! It makes it so much harder for those really in need of help. <br />Years ago, when there were still pay phones at the mall, there was a teenage girl asking for money for the pay phone so that she could call her mom to pick her up because her ride left without her. 50cents here and there is such a small amount that many are willing to give without a second thought... especially to a Earning-My-Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619658633285029097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-6488828221098539212012-08-07T16:45:06.942-07:002012-08-07T16:45:06.942-07:00I agree. That is a good idea your friend has!I agree. That is a good idea your friend has!Earning-My-Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619658633285029097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-28285874565556264032012-08-07T16:42:41.636-07:002012-08-07T16:42:41.636-07:00It is sad. I just don't understand how they ca...It is sad. I just don't understand how they can justify in their minds that it is okay to do. :-(Earning-My-Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619658633285029097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-21554106419515771212012-08-07T07:45:06.454-07:002012-08-07T07:45:06.454-07:00I love this because on two occasions this type of ...I love this because on two occasions this type of scam happened to me, also in a grocery store parking lots. With the first one, she wanted money for gas with a long sob story about how her boyfriend abandoned her and she needed to get home, and I asked if the store manager knew about her and we should go inside and talk to him to see if the store could help her out and she gave me some strange Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460872792035349462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-41257133314668232452012-08-07T06:10:45.887-07:002012-08-07T06:10:45.887-07:00Perhaps it is best to look right in our own neighb...Perhaps it is best to look right in our own neighborhood to lend a helping hand. Or to support local charities like the FoodBank. A friend of mine keeps little baggies filled with soap, deodorant, toothpaste, bandaids and things like that to give out to those who are asking for money. Sometimes she offers food. I tend to be more cynical and if their clothes look better than mine - well.., you getAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851889101046872643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6212362335710617960.post-67573428594700515872012-08-07T05:19:17.449-07:002012-08-07T05:19:17.449-07:00It is sad that we have to be so cautious about hel...It is sad that we have to be so cautious about helping others. People like us, with a working conscience, worry about failing to lend a hand when it truly is needed. I don't know how scammers live with themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18012849586904985898noreply@blogger.com