How will you react if a stranger asks you for a petty cash, because he don't ..?

There are so many people hustling on the streets pretending to be in need that you have to be careful. Some are just panhandling and some may be trying to rob you. If you feel comfortable and you have the change it's no harm in giving it to them, even if they are not telling the truth.

I think I'll help him. If he cheated, I can find it out because he'll do it over and over. I just hope, if I were in that situation, someone will help.

In these days. There are many stupid people. So, if there is a stranger come to me and ask for a help need to investigate first if he/she really need the help... Because I experience something like this before. There is a strange come into our home and ask for a help and I gave some to the person who ask for help...but I see the guy in one of the place where people gamble... Now, I am very careful from people who ask help for money or something. I just make sure now that the money that I give to them will be for good things...

Well yah i will help, i've been in so many cases like this and if ever that they just want to cheat well its their burden,the God of fear is there looking at his people doing and his fair enough to make all things and situation justified. First i will not asked of anything about the stranger is it the story is real i will not make any investigation about what his going to do with the money he asked.For me its a lie or maybe true..I just make a words for myself "share the blessings you have"the more you give it will double in return.(smile) Happy Lotting my friend! God bless!

Help that poor guy. I think it is better that we should help those in need. Atleast we have extra point and go to heaven. LOL

This is very common in my city - Baltimore. The people are scammers - they hit up everyone with the same thing. They just need "a quarter" to get on the bus. If one hundred people give this guy a quarter, he's got twenty five dollars right there. With all the people going by in our city, guaranteed he's getting at least twenty five bucks a day, if not more, just because he "needs" to get on the bus. Most likely he's got a monthly pass that cost him nothing because he got it through a government assistance program. These people don't need it. The ONLY exception would be if someone actually gets on a bus before or after me, and finds him or herself a dime or nickle short. I've pitched in then.

I'm afraid I'd probably reject the person. Out of fear though and not because I just refuse to help! Also sometimes there are people who only say this to make a quick buck, but don't really use the money for fare but would instead move on to the next person. If it was in an MRT (train) station and they'd let me buy the ticket for them i'd probably be more trusting. But you know what, this is embarrassing, but I have had to do this once in my life. I was in college and had to take a jeepney to my next class (this is the local mode of transportation and I had a big university with buildings all over the place) so I got on and then realized that my wallet was missing! I wasn't comfortable to just sneak out and not pay the driver at all so I asked the girl right next to me if she would mind paying my fare! It's not a big amount but it was still embarrassing! I didn't even know her and we didn't exchange numbers or anything so I could pay her back. I did get to my class though, worried because I had absolutely no money on me anymore. Good thing though is that as soon as the class was over, the lady supervisor from the canteen where my friends and I were hanging out just before the class was waiting outside my classroom with my wallet! She had seen my ID inside the wallet and checked my class schedule with the college secretary and personally took the wallet to me. She was an angel! I'm just glad it was the cleaning staff who found it and that they did the right thing.

hello dear, This happens to me,many times. Mostly,some coins...and,those people were not asking directly,but i offered. If,a student pretend to be searching for some penny(coins),and,looking a little bit reddish(becoz of shame/shy)i secretly offered a fare for her. But i had this uncommon experience when i renew my passport. I was on queue for the pay window,when a young guy approaches me,asking me to lend him money to pay for the passport,coz,according to him he doesn't know that,it has to be paid right at that moment. He even tried to give his watch for assurance that he will pay me back the money once we were outside the building,coz,his dad is waiting for him outside. (here in our country,company is not allowed to enter or go with the applicant,so,this guy is all alone inside the building) He's looking very shy and even teary eyed,he cannot leave the queue,for he badly needed his passport for some travelling. If he leaves the queue...he will surely be scheduled for next week again. So,i decided to give him the money he needs...in short,he had it paid without any pawned material. And,when we go to the next proceedings(for final interview)we didn't see each other. I never thought or expect my money to be paid anymore..i just think that,i lost that money already. But...when i'm done and about to go home,and soon as i reach the building's gate,the young guy called me. I was surprised...true to his words,he is waiting for me outside with his dad and sister. I had my money back...and at the same time,i gain friends...our family were good friends at this moment.

It depends but normally, I guess I will reject him if he appears to be just using that as an excuse. There was an old man who always loiters around my house nearby bus stop and asked people for money. He doesn't goes around asking for everyone to give him money though. But I don't know if he has any selection criteria but he asked for people to give him money after an interval of a few mins.

Of course i will help him. You can see from the way he looks, that he is honestly trying to home. No one wants to be stranded or walk home. TATA.

I probably won't do it now, since I learn my lesson well. A year ago, while my friends and I get out of the restaurant, a black dude came to me and ask for a couple of dollars for gasoline, since he lost his wallet. I lent him 3 dollars, and let him go. 2 weeks later, we came to the same restaurant, the same guy came to us for the same trick. Oh no, not this time anymore. Full of those scammers, and lazy people around.

may be yes, may be not, it depends on the situation. the thing is that you can not identify the real situation immediatly on the guy who ask petty from. if ture, no problem give them, just a little change. if not, of course, we can not make that happen. you know what, cheater always has good performance in disguise and let you confuse easily.

My, this has been going on here in our country. No, I won't give them money. I think this is just a trick by some underground organization or syndicate to earn money easily. Many such organized crime syndicates deploy such posers to get into the hearts of the people around and tickle their emotions to help and shell out money when in fact everything is really not true. Sorry to say this but I already lost my trust to such beggars and the like. I'd better be off donating money to charitable institutions instead than give the money directly to them.

It depends. Does he or she looks like they drink or smoke? If so they can't get a crumb out of me. But if it's a kid, I'll buy the ticket for them, I'm not giving my money to anyone.

I will more than likely buy what they are claiming they don't have the money for. I usually will not hand them money.

When I was young and naive and sometimes I am still naive, yes I used to fall for people who ask for petty cash because they don't have money to get the bus. Then one of my neighbours told me that the same thing happened to her, where a particular woman was asking a lot of people for petty cash so that she can play bingo, lotto and other games. From that day onward I just bring up an excuse that I dont have cash on me.

Since this is one of the most well known scams being perpetuated on people, I would turn him down without a thought. What I have done in the past is tell him I won't just give him the money, but I will offer him hard work to earn the money. It's amazing how fast he turns to the next sucker coming down the street. If I needed a ticket home, I would work for it, no matter what the reason - urgent or not. That's how I was brought up. Begging wasn't on my folks list of things for their children to do. And I've made certain it isn't on my children's list either. We help each other if needed, but don't go outside the family to take other folk's hard earned money.

i had that incident many times, at first i give some money but i realize that everyday i always saw the same lady asking for money, their excuses was they lost and their wallet was stolen, some says they just come from the province and someone took their belongings and etc and that they need money to go home. i heard it many times from different people from kids to adult even to those who have baby with them. so the next time i just ignore them and told them i only have enough money fro my own too.

Hi Phoenix, Depending upon the situations i am seeing i will help and act accordingly. If they have traveling obviously they will be having cash but due to some reasons they would have lost the money or somebody would have stolen the money or might be for any other reason they require based on those if its genuine fact then i help them giving the cash how much i can. Once when we were traveling in a bus back from a temple had lost money in the bus and they did not have anything not a single pie and my father helped them. Have a great day.

There are lots of these here - decent looking people telling total strangers to give some money to be able to go home - sometimes with children in tow. They normally claim that their money were stolen. I rather reject them because I know they are not telling the truth - I am a compassionate person but there are limits.