Scotrail12
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I've just came back from walking through Argyle Street/Trongate in Glasgow and got stopped by a guy who came across the road to explain to me that he had lost some things and needed £15 for a bus to Edinburgh. I had a tenner but he kept insisting I went to get him more money from an ATM. I had to leave eventually but let him keep the tenner since I thought he genuinely needed it.
I'm 20 and am fairly inexperienced with situations like this. Do you think he was being genuine or was it a scam? The thing that made me wary was asking for ATM money which I know is an absolute no-no in case he was to try and obtain bank details (my parents have always insisted I never do this).
I feel really guilty if he was genuine. How should I have handled this? What do you do when asked for money in the street?
I'm 20 and am fairly inexperienced with situations like this. Do you think he was being genuine or was it a scam? The thing that made me wary was asking for ATM money which I know is an absolute no-no in case he was to try and obtain bank details (my parents have always insisted I never do this).
I feel really guilty if he was genuine. How should I have handled this? What do you do when asked for money in the street?