They use the young kids to do their dirty work

This young boy was going around this weekend asking for money, they way they have been doing lately.

I asked him to look at the paper he was carrying. It said something about a walk-a-thon or something like that. People were pledging money for the walk.

He had a list of names and phone numbers that people had filled out on the form.

I explained the usual scammers to him and told him I would love to give him money, but that the others made it hard for anyone to trust that this was legit.

He was very sweet and nice , he wasn't rude at all like the others are, and he didn't run off when I took his photo like the others do.

But still, I didn't trust any of it.

As a couple of us followed him down the block (not on purpose, he just seemed to be in front of us). He ended up with a gang of big guys, standing at the post office. They checked his paper and the money he had.

My friend joked that they were his "pimps." In a way they were. It's sad that these older people are using these young kids to do their dirty work. I have more respect for the 80 cents guy or anyone else who just comes up and asks for money, without using young kids and a scam in the process. I give them money all the time.