Charity Scammers
By clrumfelt
@clrumfelt (5555)
Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
June 28, 2025 10:25pm CST
A couple approached my husband and I in the parking lot of the Dollar Store and told us their car is out of oil and could we buy them a couple quarts of oil. My husband bought the oil for them and they asked for the cash register receipt so he gave it to them. Later on we found out they had done the same thing several times with other shoppers.Then they would go into the store with the sales receipt and return the oil for a refund.
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@clrumfelt (5555)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
30 Jun
It's a shame we become cynical due to the scammers, when there may be truly needy people that we could help.
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@porwest (102309)
• United States
30 Jun
@clrumfelt As it is often said, bad people ruin good things for good people.
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@Deepizzaguy (111371)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jun
It is a shame that a couple scammed you with the story of being down on their luck.
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@clrumfelt (5555)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
14h
Me and a lot of other people from what I hear.
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@arunima25 (91245)
• Bangalore, India
29 Jun
Shameful! Such people make us loose trust in good deeds. No wonder, people hesitate to do something good for strangers in need.
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@ogbenishyna44 (408)
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29 Jun
Is there anything these scammers wouldnt do right now? They seem to get smarter every passing day.
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@clrumfelt (5555)
• Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
30 Jun
There's lots of ways people use to collect money from people for fake charities, even to extremes like fake Go Fund Me accounts.
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