Imagine, you’re running through your daily “to-do” list, stopping at one store after another.
You’ve already hit the mall to get a gift card for you niece and you grabbed a pair of sneakers for your son. Next, it was a trip to the dry cleaners and then you did your food shopping. You’ve spent hundreds of dollars already and you’re not done, you need to get gas on your way home.
You’ve worked hard, live a comfortable life and are grateful for what you have. Despite your hard work, you may still feel guilty about your way of life, or you are just extremely empathetic and want to help your fellow man.
That is when it happens, you see what appears to be a family “in-need.” A man is holding a sign explaining the families woes and asking for money, while his son plays a beautiful violin. This is a situation where you feel like you can help your fellow human being, so you stop and share a few dollars with them.
This is a scam and you bought it hook, line and sinker but don’t be embarrassed, they got a lot of people. According to published reports from all around the country, this popular and deceptive game is aimed at removing you from your money.
I first learned of the scam in December of 2021 from a Patch report out of Norwalk, CT. I was reminded of the scheme a few months ago from a Tapinto.net report out of Putnam County, NY.
It was after that report published report, that we first talked about this on I-95’s Ethan and Lou Morning Show. We heard from our listeners that they’d…
