More Cyberbeggars
from the please,-make-it-stop dept
Adam Barr writes "Hard on the heels of Karyn Bosnak, who put up a website asking for money to pay off her credit card debt, comes this article about people begging for money for all sorts of reasons, including paying for in-vitro fertilization. One e-panhandling site even rates the others."
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cyberbeggars
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http://www.makemikeamillionaire.com
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How should One Beg Appropriately
While one may assume that a dollar added to a utility bill or a donation to a local second-hand store will benefit a person in need, I've seen first hand this is not always the case. I have witnessed local second-hand employees stake claim to large numbers of donated items. Only after they�ve picked the donations over are the unwanted items added to the store shelf for a needing public to buy.
I have also witnessed items being offered from second-hand stores in online sales rather than the store where the donating party may have intended it to be a contribution to that particular area. I am also aware that, while one expects the charity funded to assist in help with a utility bill actually does, they will/may instead call and obtain an extension on the bill rather than assist in its payment with those funds (regardless of the likelihood your finances will improve enough to take care of the bill on the new date). The same charity will walk you into a room full of donated gifts for children at Christmas time and all but slap your hand if you touch anything, because they decide what gift your child is worthy of, if any.
I have called to question the validity of telephone calls requesting donations only to be informed that the party I would have thought I donated to receives a very small percentage of the donation made and the unknown caller is employed by the company that keeps the rest. There are always going to be those considered worthy legitimate claims and those considered non-worthy non-legitimate claims where helping is concerned. Obviously, I would suggest the person able or willing to donate determine how likely their donation is to serve the purpose intended but I would not suggest they assume the method of obtaining the donation be the proof of it's need.
I'm not asking for more than some have to give and I'm not claiming to be the most deserving of that giving either. You have the same option to ignore as I have to ask. Happy to be heard!
Fivehook the not yet famous cyberbeggar
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you're faceless on the internet. if you ask someone for proof... i don't know, it's good to give someone the benefit of the doubt. and some organizations can take all of the money and not really give it to the people intended. so it's a double edged sword.
it would be nice to have a honor system. the kid in you would love to trust people (black and white), but unforunately the real world works in grey
cyberbegging is definitely a learn as you go experience. so fivehook really brought up a good point.
so if someone has a certain purpose and they put up a website for it, help them out (if you agree with their purpose) if you're able to. if you don't agree, then it doesn't cost nothing to be nice.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27006-2003Apr4.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/articles/A36218-2003Apr5.html
police have arrested a college dropout who obtained money from businessmen by sending emails saying he was indian's president and soliciting funds for the work of a young scientist- himself. many people are not fully aware of how easy it is to send false information over the internet.
I'm getting alot of email from nigeria also.
http://www.419fraud.com/
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
419 is the criminal code for fraud in nigeria.
I'm not saying to treat strangers as criminals. I'm just saying BE CAREFUL ON THE INTERNET. It's just like the fraud on ebay. STAY SAFE.
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internet panhandling
I'm not asking to get rich, just begging for a little help retiring! I can achieve early retirement with your non-TAX DEDUCTIBLE contribution!
I don't need a mansion I don't need a Porsche
What I do need is a dollar, your dollar!
THATS RIGHT, I am begging you to send me a dollar (just one, more is accepted)! THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE U.S.dollars EITHER.[ link to this | view in thread ]
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does it work?
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