Taking advantage of the good nature of people.
By ChaJudLeoBit
@ChaJudLeoBit (1656)
United States
October 7, 2007 12:14am CST
I am reluctant to put this, because people like this only hurt the one's who are genuinely in need. But I'll go ahead and put it, and you can make your own decisions.
There is a woman I work with who's daughter was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. She is separated from her husband and has custody of her children. I'm not sure how old the daughter is, but the woman also has a blind son with DIabetes.
So anyway... the father has put collection jars all over town telling the story of his children and how his daughter now has leukemia. (I haven't seen one of them, but heard about it from others who have). He is begging for help with medical expenses etc. But the mother has said that they have insurance and are not too financially strapped. The father is the one who has the jars and collects what is placed in them. Unfortunatly, his daughter hasn't seen any of the money that he collects in her name.
So this guy is using his daughter's illness to scam people and play on the emotions of kind hearted strangers!! What do you think of that? Do you have any other example of scams people have played?
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13 responses
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
7 Oct 07
This quite disgusting of the Father to do this. To use his daughters trajic illness to get money for himself. People need to know what he is up to? Many people would like to genuinely help a very needy & ill child, & would be very disappoiunted to find out they were donating to a scam.
Also, the problem with this is that it may put offp people donating to help out a genuinely ill person.
@ChaJudLeoBit (1656)
• United States
7 Oct 07
I wish I had gotten more info to maybe do something, or tell someone. I just heard one lady mention seeing a jar and wanted to donate, but didn't. She appologized to the mother for not donating and was told that her husband was doing it against her will, and that they were not seeing any of the donations. What a creep!!
@brendakaya (2332)
• United States
7 Oct 07
I have never known anyone to do this personally, but I think it's pretty pathetic. That father is a lowlife, if he's using it for his own gain, and not to help his children. I think that the mother should go in and collect the money, everyday, before he has the chance. If she can't do that, then someone should report him, because it's probably considered fraud, if it's not going for what it says on the jars.
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
8 Oct 07
That is truly disgusting! If the man was a stepfather, or had married to woman, you might understand his behavior a little better. But, there is no excuse for this type of thing. It is really offensive! What a scumbag he is.
@CoffeeAnyone (3210)
• Canada
8 Oct 07
What is the answer to this? This is troubling for sure because it just makes people doubt the sincere times of need. Could he be reported to the police or would that stop him? Hard to know what to do I guess!
@lgwlong (199)
• China
8 Oct 07
i cannot stand with such that person,how would he do that,when i join my first company,there is one colleague tell everyone that her father just got the cance and need much money to cure,so we all lend him money ,but our boss have some misgivings and call his father,then we are all shocked :his father is very good ,no any health problem,so we find that guy ,he was buying a ticket to run away with all our money ,we are all angery and look down upon him
@jennwhite07 (130)
• United States
8 Oct 07
I really think it is sick that a father could exploit his childrens illnesses for his own financial gain. I think someone should notify the establishments where he has placed the donation jars, and have them pull them to keep him from benefiting from his childs downfall. He should be ashamed of himself.
@monkeywriter (2004)
• United States
7 Oct 07
HORRIBLE. People take advantage of my good nature all the time. I might fall for this kinda thing. If you honestly know that the wife is doing the right and the husband the wrong can you report it? Find out for sure. You gotta wonder about jars for money if they are all real or not? it sucks to do that to people.
@rb200406 (1824)
• India
7 Oct 07
This is very common.Ther really exits such disgusted people who have no morals.Even if i have not experienced but my Husband has.His close friend once took money from him saying he has no job & his mother is ill.But he found out that he wanted that money for drinking.Many times he have stabbed at the back by his friends.
@kayrod2 (1304)
• Australia
7 Oct 07
I think this is totally disgusting. These type of people mustnt have a heart. But i have heard of this sort of thing before. Surely the authorities might be able to do something about it, as he is getting money by deception. I know that i could never do this kind of thing and would see if something could be done.
Best wishes to you, and take care
@ssf12ster (488)
• India
8 Oct 07
i think he needs somebody's peace of mind pretty bad.see u be good to them otherwise they will never come to you.how much more stupid can u be when u dont knowwhat hapenning in your own house. set it in order.yup he has no choice.so the fella is turning to such antics.i pity this family.
