Posted by Mississippi Moon on 7/19/2009, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Pan Handling in Hardwood"
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I am really shocked anyone would give money to people they have never met (especially if we are talking in the thousands Geeze!)....why don't they use that money to FIRST fly or drive and meet the person????....IMO it is elementary....there are also phone scams, credit card scams and a whole helluva lot of other scams out there that we know NOT to give our personal info for that very reason...my thing is if you can give someone help, by all means do so, but money is a temporary fix, believe it or not....really surprised at this because there are warnings EVERYWHERE for this very thing but some ppl ignore the warnings and do it anyway and end up telling a sad story and others actually feel sorry....not trying to be a hardass but it seems too logical and simple to be an issue........Good Luck to you all! 
--Previous Message--
: True, Ima. As the discussion followed on the
: Silver Creek boards, most of the actual
: panhandling happens outside of the game
: software once you make contact on instant
: messenger and other means. That is when the
: perps hit.
:
: The conversation also followed that you can
: help people in need without giving money to
: do it. Giving food or gently used items is
: a good way to help people who are truly
: struggling to make ends meet. As GrandmaS
: conveys, you can make a policy of never
: giving money but still help those truly in
: need.
:
: Based on my experiences, that is a great
: policy to have.
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: --Previous Message--
: I agree, pan handling in TOPS or anyplace
: else
: is a dispicable practice. But, lets not
: forget, these are hard times for more than
: the usual number of people. Naturally, we
: must be careful, but when we see that
: someone has a genuine need for help, when we
: see they are willing to help themselves as
: much as is possible, but just cant make a go
: of it......well, it seems to me that the
: civilized way to go is to provide what help
: one can.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Bri...
: Taking advantage of caring people goes all
: the way back to TOPS inception. I am sure
: that it existed in all areas of HH as well.
: I have no doubt that it continues to happen.
: I am sorry that it happened to you as well
: as several others....and I lub ya to death.
: Go forth and conquer
:
: huggzzzz
: Dana
:
: --Previous Message--
: OK Im back from vacation an see things are
: as
: lively as ever.Woo Ho you asking for
: opinions.Me I try real hard to stay as
: private as possible this is probably the
: only place you will find any personal info
: on me.No face book My space profiles nothing
: for 10 yrs only been almost suckered
: once.You gotta go into this internet thing
: with both eyes open wide and your pockets
: buttoned.But life is full of mistakes and
: that's how we as humans learn.You are never
: wrong for being too trusting or too
: vulnerable and hopefully you take life's
: lesson and move on.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Interesting thread over on the Silvercreek
: message boards:
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: http://forums.silvercrk.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15082
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: by Sir Kiss Alot » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:29 pm
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: Well I am coming out of the closet here. I
: have lost my shirt as they say in Hardwood.
: Well Hardwood is a great place to make
: friends. I have met many people here. I also
: have been blessed with a Job and the ability
: to make money. With that said, I sometimes
: have found myself lonely and looking for
: love. And yes here at Hardwood I have found
: it. Well I found one person who was drug
: user who when it was all said and done with
: I lost several thousand of dollars to. And
: to another only about a thousand dollars to.
: Some would say I am a fool to have given
: money. But here on the internet
: relationships are built up fast. And we get
: caught with our guards down. Well I gave the
: money freely, however with the economy the
: way it is, I have noticed that more people
: are using this site for their private pan
: handling purposes. Their is a boyfriend
: girlfriend team currently working it Spades
: now.
:
: I suspect that there is not just one person
: but several. And I have found out that I am
: not alone. There have been several for my
: friends that have given money to several
: different people. In all the people that I
: have talked to it so far has amounted to
: over 50,000.00 in the last six months. Some
: of these people who have given money are
: widows on fixed income. They feel sorry for
: these people and their stories. One of the
: best stories was the one who had cancer,
: raped, son broke his leg, she broke her leg,
: then other, and all to one person in just
: two months. Amazing. I was able to go this
: persons home which was a shack in LA in a
: drug infested area. The son's leg was
: miraculously healed, the cancer went into
: remission. Oh my miracles do happen but like
: this?
:
: What can we do as members who know of people
: scamming, how can we help others who are
: being scammed. I know we all are adults
: here, we all work hard for our money and
: many of us are coming to this site with a
: need for friendships, companionship and
: love. Can we get that and not have our good
: nature hearts be abused?
:
: I just want to start this thread to bring
: awareness and maybe we can share some ideas
: of how we as members, owners of leagues and
: even guides help our each other so we can
: deal with this growing issue.
:
: thanks
:
: Sirkissalots
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: PS sorry about the rambling
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