Trust issues

win231 said:
One key word in your post: "Christian." People who are too hung up on religion are easy targets for scams because they confuse "Christian" with "Decent," "Good," "Moral," etc. Con artists are well aware of this. We know what happens when parents trust priests with their kids.
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I've known several construction companies that put the Christian fish symbol on their vans as it adds credibility. Similar issues were encountered when Jesus walked the earth. Sadly, it's nothing new.
 

treeguy64 said:
What model vans were around, in the early 00 AD's? What fuel did they use? Did Jesus drive a tricked out rig? Inquiring minds want to know..........
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Oh the stories I have, come closer to the fire my friend and let me begin...

🤦‍♂️ I "perhaps" was not clear in my intended message that hypocrites of all religions have been among us throughout the ages.
 

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fmdog44 said:
I always considered myself capable of reading people when it came to personal issues involving to trust or not.
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Me too, and in that sense I've been fortunate. I read people well and my BS meter is finely tuned. But ignoring gut instinct has tripped me up a few times.

I think that people often want the con, liar, etc. to be someone different than who they are, so they ignore the red flags. "S/he's probably changed, this time will be different". 🙄😏
 
applecruncher said:
Me too, and in that sense I've been fortunate. I read people well and my BS meter is finely tuned. But ignoring gut instinct has tripped me up a few times.

I think that people often want the con, liar, etc. to be someone different than who they are, so they ignore the red flags. "S/he's probably changed, this time will be different". 🙄😏
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Trusting your instincts is critical in my opinion.
 
Scammers can be very slick which is why they're so successful. I don't rely on my BS meter, instincts, or belief that I'd be invulnerable to a professional sharpie. Instead, I rely on my hard and fast rules (don't lend money to anyone, and keep walking when I hear a sob story), and bounce things off my husband, kids and close friends.

My FIL was a very wise man with great instincts and discerning abilities in his younger years. As he got older those abilities eroded without him noticing the change. For far too many folks, a story we'd never fall for in our 60s sounds much more plausible when we're in our 80s.
 
StarSong said:
Scammers can be very slick which is why they're so successful. I don't rely on my BS meter, instincts, or belief that I'd be invulnerable to a professional sharpie. Instead, I rely on my hard and fast rules (don't lend money to anyone, and keep walking when I hear a sob story), and bounce things off my husband, kids and close friends.

My FIL was a very wise man with great instincts and discerning abilities in his younger years. As he got older those abilities eroded without him noticing the change. For far too many folks, a story we'd never fall for in our 60s sounds much more plausible when we're in our 80s.
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Sadly aging is our enemy is so many ways. My FIL had something similar happen after he turned 80.
 
StarSong said:
Maybe not now, but that doesn't mean you will always be able to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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Family and friends have sometimesbeen taken in/charmed by people up to no good. I certainly don't need their guidance. 🤣

My BS meter, instincts, and sometimes a little research have worked fine so far.

We'll just have to disagree on this.
 
you think we all would learn being older -just reading the main thread -makes me wonder how naive could one person be
given money to a total stranger --the thing is here ------ if a tramp/hobo knocked at your door and asked- would u give it to
them -NO of course not !!!!!! soon as money was hinted at you should have said bye bye friend .
 
applecruncher said:
I hope that's true, but how can you be so sure? 🤔

And getting back to something I asked earlier, what made you conclude that woman was a "Christian" ?
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I never give money to anyone but my family and charities, which have a good reputation.

What difference does a faith make to one being a scammer?
 
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