What would you do?

[Ankh]

I've been in similar situation. I was approached by an American guy here in Sweden, and he told me this story: he got robbed, and thieves took his passport, his plane ticket home and all of his money. He needed now to go to the city, where the US Embassy is (we were outside the city), so he asked me if I could borrow him some money and write my email address down to him, and he would contact me once he got home. I gave him a lot of money, and not until some time later, when I met my friends and told them what happened, I realized that I got scammed. I felt *so* stupid!

Well, if the same situation would arise again, or if I would find myself in the same situation as you, I would use my compassion again, and give them money - *in case* their story is true, but I would also use some wisdom this time, and that is - this story is probably *not* true, so I'll give what I can spare.

I don't want to close my heart in the cases like this, but I understand to not to believe all the stories people tell either.