In this fascinating read, you will discover that not only the rich and middle class are targeted for money scams but the homeless are also! How horrible! The article talks about how people will pay a homeless person to take out cell phone contracts and get subsidized phones, and these cost about $100 for a phone that is worth $600 or more. Once the person gets the phone, they leave the homeless person alone and sell the phone to someone else online or on the streets. The homeless person receives hardly any profit. They actually continue to be in debt because the phone is in their name so all of the bills end up being in their name and when they fail to pay, credit is destroyed. This is absolutely horrible! I have never heard of such a cold, heartless scam before. This is basically kicking these people while they are down. These people already have so much heartbreak in their life. They need someone in their life to actually get them off the streets and into a safe place. These people in charge of the scams should feel nothing but shame. It seems like in the beginning they are trying to help them by getting them a phone so they can contact family or loved ones to let them stay but in the end they just end up pulling the rug from underneath them. Not only does this hurt the person, but also the phone companies. The people making the phones for the regular price are not receiving their fair profit. The sales will decrease, then the company can face shutdown or bankruptcy. In the end, it appears as if no one wins from this scam. I definitely think this article should be read and used to educate people that anyone could be the next victim of a identity scam.
I completely agree that this is a horrible scam. In a way it is like the regressive tax, making the less fortunate people's lives harder than the rich. There is no reason that anyone should treat the homeless like this. Everyone should work towards making their lives better, even if that means we must sacrifice a little.
ReplyDeleteWHOAH! This is terrible! I can't believe someone could even do this to another human being! The poor already don't have enough money, and then they scam them and leave the bills for them. Ruining someone's credit is terrible in today's economy, and will only become even worse of a crime as the US depends on people's credit scores more and more to determine their economical standpoint. I love than you addressed this issue in the article that you found and I completely support you in bringing this issue to the surface! Thank you!
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