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ribeye
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Posted: 21 September 2019 at 2:59pm |
Just come back from GX where an older woman stopped me at the crossing by the railway bridge and said she needed her bus fare home.. She seemed genuinely lost and so I gave her some money.. only to see her approach someone else after.. now I am thinking I have been conned.. anyone else had this?
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MV Owner
Chalfontonian Joined: 09 January 2011 Location: Over the George Status: Offline Points: 1029 |
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This is the first time I have heard of this in GX and who knows whether you have been conned. What I would say is that if an older woman approached me and said she needed some money for the bus fare home there is no way in the world I would not give her the money and I would have gone to a cashpoint if I didnt have the money. I would have done exactly what you did and I believe most people are genuine people, maybe she wasnt but I couldnt walk away and not help. Maybe she did con you but if you had walked away without giving her money you may have felt guilty for some time. I know I would have and in all fairness, maybe she did need the money
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EmmaO
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Sorry but yes you’ve been conned. There have been several spates of this around the station (by a couple of con artists ) over the last 5 years and last year (maybe year before) a young gentleman around Tesco and Waitrose car parks, nicely spoken, etc asking for the train fare after his wallet was taken. It’s very sad but I think you did the right thing, kind of you to help and don’t change!! As MV said, maybe there’s an outside chance the lady was genuine and I’d always help if I could too, otherwise I too would worry she was ok.
Edited by EmmaO - 22 September 2019 at 9:36am |
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Mal Content
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I am sorry if this raised a pessimistic chuckle with me, but yes you have been conned a treat and you have been taught a lesson. I don’t know how much you gave, but multiply it by say 20, and you can see that a couple of hours ‘work’ nets a tidy sum. Also, whatever you gave has bought experience, which is cheap at any price. The cynical operator manipulates your kindness for their own end, destroying your faith in the process. The actual cost here is low, but you have now learned that you are vulnerable and can add this experience to your life. There are scammers about who will bleed you dry without remorse. I am not saying that you should not show empathy and consideration, but offer non-monetary assistance and see where it gets you. ‘Lost / stolen
wallet? Let’s call the police’ which will be swiftly followed by ’Oh, I don’t want
to trouble them.’ (Don’t want the police anywhere near this) |
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MV Owner
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what I would say Ribeye is you can never know for sure if you have been conned. Clearly people think you have been but no one really knows
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ribeye
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Well thank you all for your responses.. as you say I don't think it is a regular thing around this area which is probably why I was unsure..
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