A couple of years ago I came to a Gas stop on the side of the motorway, there a man looking to be in his 50's waved out for help so I stopped. He explained that his car had broken down on the side of the motorway further up which had his wife and young son in, he had lost his bank card and needed petrol to get home. I gave him my last $20. Surprisingly he asked for more, to which I explained I didn't have and he thankfully took the money. He took down my number and said he would pay me back when he'd made it home.
I continued up the motorway to see there was no car broken down with a wife and child. I realised by his actions at the time and the fact there was no broken down car that I had been a victim of scam. It saddened me that a person would target the good will of others for their own personal gain. I really could have done with that $20 I regretted being so naive and gullible. I hope in future I would be more cautious.
It's terrible that these people not only take from those who give, but they also take from those who need. Because of this man I could possibly neglect someone in need of assistance and mistake them for a scammer like himself. I wonder what happened to him and how he feels, wether he is remorseful or wether it brings him joy receiving the money of those kind hearts. However he feels and thinks of his acts I hope he one day feels remorse for what he has done or does.
I guess my heart felt something misleading from the beginning and I should have listened to that but I always try to help if help is needed or asked for. I wonder if I would do the same again? maybe, or maybe this was a lesson learned.
I continued up the motorway to see there was no car broken down with a wife and child. I realised by his actions at the time and the fact there was no broken down car that I had been a victim of scam. It saddened me that a person would target the good will of others for their own personal gain. I really could have done with that $20 I regretted being so naive and gullible. I hope in future I would be more cautious.
It's terrible that these people not only take from those who give, but they also take from those who need. Because of this man I could possibly neglect someone in need of assistance and mistake them for a scammer like himself. I wonder what happened to him and how he feels, wether he is remorseful or wether it brings him joy receiving the money of those kind hearts. However he feels and thinks of his acts I hope he one day feels remorse for what he has done or does.
I guess my heart felt something misleading from the beginning and I should have listened to that but I always try to help if help is needed or asked for. I wonder if I would do the same again? maybe, or maybe this was a lesson learned.
