https://www.reddit.com/r/homeless/comments/994p7j/dont_give_people_money_on_here/
created by SuperGayLesbianGirl on 21/08/2018 at 16:36 UTC*
934 upvotes, 30 top-level comments (showing 25)
Seriously, there are other subreddits for that.
Lately I've been coming across a lot of *very similar* posts on here that are soon taken down asking for money. These are a violation of **RULE 4**, which exists for a reason. **THERE ARE OTHER SUBREDDITS FOR THIS.** This is not the place to go to try to extract money.
There are typical REDDIT SCAMS that work exactly like this. Don't fall for them!
When you go to somebody's userpage and it looks like this[1], that's a **red flag**. Be smart.
1: http://i.imgur.com/OyBvDWy.jpg
This particular account is a new account, 1 month old, is not a verified email account, and has not been active on reddit except to ask for money here and there. No real reddit history. All **red flags**.
There's a post requesting $350, which for some reason is a popular amount for these people to ask for. As it almost seems like the same person creating all these accounts.
Like I said, there are other subreddits to go to to ask for assistance and *this is not it*. When you go to their profile and see that they've been requesting money on those subreddits and their posts keep getting removed, there's a reason for that. **Red flags**
I saw what appeared to be at least two people on here last night who looked like they ended up giving this person money, and a couple others who were upvoting. WHEN YOU GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT it's just giving this person an incentive to keep creating accounts and coming back.
THIS IS NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SUBREDDIT. If you need money you don't really go to the homeless to ask for it. A lot of us in this subreddit are struggling ourselves and a scammer will pray on that fact hoping that they come across to user that has been in that situation before knows what it feels like. These are the targets and these are the people most likely to give money.
Be suspicious of any reasons why they say those aren't options
r/assistance
r/borrow
r/Random_Acts_Of_Pizza
If they say that they aren't allowed to post, again, **red flag**.
Comment by jcleary555 at 22/08/2018 at 21:07 UTC
73 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I definitely agree with most of this post and support whichever rules this sub has because I love this sub. Personally though I don't think it's fair to make it sound like the only people who would need cash are scammers. I'm always trying to think of ways I can be helped that's verifiable if I am asking for help because i know that is what the majority are more comfortable with, such as booking a room online. I dont have a bank account and I am always afraid now to tell people who ask to money gram because if they are about to book a night in a room for me online for 100 bucks when I can show up at some of the motels with 100 bucks and say thats all i have and 9 times out of 10 get 2 nights. Obviously if they just arent comfortable with that im not going to be a choosy beggar but I hate that I have to be scared of bringing it up and risk losing the one night because people are told people who ask for cash are scammers when really its because 2 nights is a lot better than one. As well as if I am standing in a median with a sign it's because I need cash to get a room and while I greatly appreciate a sandwich and drink, I might already have too many and still desperately need 10 more to get in a room and shower and stuff. Sorry I'm not meaning to rant I just hate that my immediate instinct to survive by getting maximum bang for my (your) buck can often put me at risk to be stereotyped as a scammer. While people should be told the risks and to take caution I often wish that the fact that there are reasons a person may need cash or may not have a PayPal or cash app should be added. Shit I personally wouldn't even care if the person called the cheap motel and verified the cheap cash price or whatever makes the person comfortable. Ugh sorry for the vent/long ass post. It just always bugs me that while yes cash giving and asking is totally against the rules here, that doesn't mean the awesome person wishing to help someone won't read this and get programmed to stereotype.
Comment by HomelessJack at 21/08/2018 at 19:36 UTC
66 upvotes, 1 direct replies
While I approve of this message I can't but think that this is the type of post that a Mod should be doing. You are not a mod. So where are they, lost in space?
Comment by DustinDirt at 04/11/2018 at 09:42 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
If people are this dumb, thats their problem. And I will be sad for them for a few minutes and wish they werent so dumb. If you are asking for money here, you arent homeless. You are an asshole.
Comment by bongart at 21/08/2018 at 18:18 UTC*
28 upvotes, 2 direct replies
This just goes to show that **Manipulation** makes the world go round... and the more manipulative an individual is, the more they are rewarded. Seriously. There are rules against asking for money, yet these posts get through. They are posted by sketchy people, yet these very same sketchy people are getting cash. How does this happen? Manipulative people get rewarded.
Don't believe me? Who is the current US president right now? There is your answer. When the most manipulative win prizes like the seat of power in the USA... the game becomes easier to see for those willing to actually look at it.
Aren't getting the responses you want to your resume? Lie on it and make it look better. That's incredibly common. Have large gaps in your resume, where you are/were unemployed? Lie and fabricate some job. Why? We all know if you are honest about the amount of time you spend unemployed, you REDUCE your chances of getting a job. Employers don't like to hire the unemployed. They like to hire people who either HAVE another job, or just left another job. It seems like it should be the opposite, but it isn't.
The absolute worst part is... we are wasting our breath. Scammers will continue to post flagrantly in front of the rules and under the noses of the moderators... and they will continue to get money while those in need will continue to go without. This is the way of things.
Comment by [deleted] at 22/08/2018 at 14:21 UTC*
14 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by nastymcoutplay at 29/10/2018 at 19:35 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Yooooo that's Spartanburg! It's so weird seeing that
Comment by antipiracylaws at 18/11/2021 at 20:43 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Spartanburg SC?
Yeah, could be some kid with an opinion on pan handling trying to get free money.
The problem with money is that it can be used for anything...
Comment by [deleted] at 14/06/2023 at 19:43 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Ill give money to who I want
Comment by [deleted] at 14/07/2023 at 13:32 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Yeah I'm actually glad for that rule. Not that I don't need money, we all do. Some of us desperately.
But not having that rule in place would turn this reddit into a bastion of beggars, many of whom aren't even homeless. I think it's much better to keep that racket out. This way someone who's new to roughing it has somewhere to go to ask questions that only other homeless people can answer. Plus I like talking to other people going through (or went through) the same thing I'm going through.
This is pretty much the only place where I talk to other homeless people. Most of the homeless people here are like myself, just going through a difficult time and trying to get through it. Let's keep it that way
Comment by [deleted] at 21/08/2022 at 07:28 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 21/08/2018 at 17:03 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
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Comment by More_Show_9793 at 16/06/2023 at 13:28 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Wow I’m recently homeless an I still can’t believe this is a thing.
Comment by jellyfamhamz at 24/10/2023 at 21:45 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
im so tired of homelessness bruh like
we cant even trust each other who tf are we suooised too trust
Comment by bottlecapwindchimes at 24/01/2024 at 07:23 UTC*
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Why the fuck do you care? We're homeless! Yeah there's scammers, but it's terrible that because of that or anything else someone in need and someone maybe willing to help can't do that here. I personally think it's ridiculous and another blow to the less fortunate on a homeless sub.
Comment by Common-Barracuda-91 at 13/03/2024 at 07:03 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
My account here is new. But I don’t ask anyone for anything that has any kind of monetary value even if it’s just 1 cent. Have been homeless (I hate that word) before and will be again sometime this year (2024) because not going to renew the lease on the dump that I am living in now. And not going to try to find another place inside to live. I have money every month to help myself
Comment by Governmen-Watch-Dog at 22/03/2024 at 03:10 UTC
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Great more people telling us what we can can't do as if we didn't have enough of that crap! Look, whether you like to think so or not we all need each other more than ever and nothing more! A community, society, nation, union, or whatever you want to call it needs to legislate the most important rule, law, commandment, ect and enforce the way it is worded. The Universal Principle should serve as the GLOBAL LEGISLATION! It's quite simple, just "Treat others as you wish to be treated!" No more governing bodies, law enforcement, national boundaries, warfare, homelessness, starvation, sexual assault, homicide, theft, psychological ailments, and so on! They have made it easy to fool us and live in "High Society" playing "Divide in Conquer!" Erasing history allows the next to rewrite it in their image! Let us not forget that if we forget our past it will be created again! Being aware of our wrongs in history enables us to identify and combat those who tried to use it against us. It also paves a solid path for future generations to follow and avoid. Unveiling truths should not be dismissed as mere conspiracy theories. Rather, it is our very way of life that should be questioned as the ultimate conspiracy theory?! That being said ask yourself how many lies dose it take to want the actual truth? I believe the truth hurts and no one wants it. The more society drifts further from truth the more ones are hated for speaking it! -George Orwell- Stop them from taking advantage of vulnerable humans and take a stand against THEIR POWER! $uffering=Profit$ for them!
Comment by Worried_Anteater478 at 14/05/2024 at 20:04 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
So I had a leg amputated about a year and a half ago and my landlord did a sneaky and evicted me while in the hospital. I called him previous to this and let him know what was up but he filed anyway. Never was served and only know about it because I looked me up. Now have a housing voucher from Cental Wisconsin Community Action and nobody will take it because of this eviction. Anybody know where I can use this voucher is Sauk, Columbia, jJuneau counties with this friggin eviction on my record
Comment by Familiar-Essay3241 at 20/05/2024 at 18:21 UTC
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With all due respect,@elephonichymns, just because you don’t agree doesn’t make me wrong. I am speaking from personal experience AND from professional advice from social workers and case workers that work with homeless people. I give food, I give clothes, baby wipes and all kinds of necessities. I have even filled up their gas if they have cars. I do what I can and what is recommended by professionals who deal with the aftermath of panhandlers who end up overdosing. If you don’t like how I contribute, well, that’s just too damn bad!
Comment by dejavu_orUr2close2me at 10/06/2024 at 05:56 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
REAL or Not let's find out!
i am on reddit for a while now and i am now suddenly homeless and really wish people could just hear me out.
if a million people signed up for this you would end my homelessness..
you wont be giving me any money, but just using my referral link to make a cashApp account
we both get $5,
if you do sign up using my link please comment here so we can validate the referral process.
Comment by Active_Presence_7127 at 23/11/2024 at 18:59 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Don’t help homeless got it
Comment by [deleted] at 25/12/2022 at 10:08 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
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Comment by StopSlouchingPlease at 31/12/2022 at 17:09 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
i've been homeless before and never straight forward asked for money... i just couldn't do it. i always felt like God or whoever would take care of me regardless. And lo and behold, he did.
Comment by [deleted] at 28/01/2023 at 01:21 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I suppose that 16-year-old kid from Australia could've been a spammer, too. I don't know. i wanted to tell him that asking for money was against the rules, but since no one else in the thread warned him, I didn't to come off like a heartless asshole, so I kept my mouth shut.
You know, they say, a fool and his money are soon parted. In this day and age, if people don't know about online scams, they shouldn't be pissed when they get swindled out of their heard-earned Samolians.
Comment by homeless_bodybuilder at 11/02/2023 at 19:11 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
dont even ask
Comment by Familiar-Essay3241 at 05/05/2023 at 11:51 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I used to be homeless but I NEVER give money. I will buy them food and clothes and give them resources but I know there are a lot of people who beg for money for drugs and end up overdosing.
DONT GIVE MONEY!!!
