Door to Door Locksmith Scam
I came across a story about this man from Canada who was finally arrested on fraud charges, from multiple reports of this guy going door to door asking for money to hire a locksmith. He claimed that he had been locked out of his house and needed money to hire a locksmith to get into his house. He promised to pay back the money to those home owners that actually gave him money, but naturally he never returned to pay them back. The police reports listed that he had visited dozens of homes.
Is this a step up from asking for money on the street corner? You rarely know anymore if that person on the corner is really in need, or just trying to hustle you. There is a good number of people that make a living off of begging for money, even though they are not homeless and some rather well off. This ruins things for the true homeless, destitute, and others who really need a helping hand.
Returning to the Canadian story, I am curious to the amount of donations he got from the folks he visited. The fraud claim against him is for counts under $5000, but I am still curious about the actual amount. Generosity can vary from person to person. Some people give and others do not. To get any money out of people, I would assume that he has a pretty convincing character.