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The Recent Tales Of Homeless People Getting Rewards

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joko | 12:46 Fri 20th Sep 2013 | Society & Culture
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sorry to be negative about these heartwarming tales - they're great, but is this sort of thing going to spring up a few fake, copycat heartwarming tales?
i mean the reward for these men being honest has been phenomenal

i wouldn't be surprised if a couple of scammers got together and created some sort of story how they lost something which was returned, by a homeless person, and so they set up a funding page - i mean would anyone check?
since half the donations come from round the world due to online coverage, you'd never know if these were just a couple of friends making it up.

what do you think?
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Anything is possible Joko - but people respond as they see fit, based on what they perceive to be true. I doubt that would change.
Exactly, mamya. Unfortunately, there will always be some unscrupulous people around who will try to take advantage of anything they can. But i don't think that should overshadow the actions of decent, honest people.
It was the news coverage that got him the donations so I assume the police released the story. I can't see many people giving to a random cause they've heard nothing about.
The lack of an actual homeless person may find a hole in their story Joko!

The local example to me involved a gentleman who was well known in a certain part of the city centre, he was interviewed by media and all sorts. A fair amount of reward for him came from members of the public who had read about him and recognised who was and made donations to him. In fact, I was more worried about him being targeted because of this, by other more unscrupulous people knowing a vulnerable older gentleman was likely to have more money on them than usual. I bought a hat and some extra warmth socks for him because of that.

He hasn't just disappeared either, I still see him out a lot in his usual spot.
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yeah pretty sure they could find one who'd go along with this for a share - or even one of the scammers could dress up and act...

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