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WooliesWhiteLeg t1_ir9nepa wrote

Reply to comment by possums101 in Who are these people with candy asking for money?? by Kawaimo

What’s the scam? Generally you give them a dollar and they give you candy.

By that definition I totally got scammed when some company took my money and sent me a bunch of computer parts I ordered

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possums101 t1_ir9otan wrote

Well they’re not actually selling candy for whatever cause they say they are. Which I don’t personally care about. I buy candy from people like this all the time. Although it looks like the person OP ran into had other plans.

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WooliesWhiteLeg t1_ir9pa87 wrote

Sure, they aren’t selling for the cause they stated but you still give them money and they provide the promised service ( candy). I’m not trying to be intentionally difficult, I just don’t get how that could be considered a scam.

But yeah, OP is crazy for going anywhere, especially a bank, with a stranger. I agree completely

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possums101 t1_ir9pcd0 wrote

Because they’re lying

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WooliesWhiteLeg t1_ir9pixl wrote

Sure but a lie doesn’t make a scam.

CVS takes donations for charity but they don’t tell you that you’re just subsidizing their tax write off. That isn’t a scam

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Quarthex t1_ir9yd3e wrote

It isn't true that retailers take a tax write off when you donate at the register. The money you donate is a direct donation with no strings attached. You yourself are allowed to itemize it as a donation when you do your taxes.

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It is 100% a scam to tell someone you are raising money for a charitable cause when you aren't. You got a candy bar, but you believed your money was going to a charitable cause when actually it was not. You likely would not have bought the candy bar had you not been lied to about the money going to a charitable cause. If that isn't a scam, I don't know what is.

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