It's a well organized scamming operation
Regarding the scammers -- a few people have told me that this is an organized group, run by adults. A lady drops the kids off and has them go around begging and asking for money under the guise of school events -- the football team, the school band, the art departement, etc.
FedEx/Kinkos has been part of the scheme, since they go there often and have their scam papers copied and printed. The girls at Kinkos have declined to let the mob in on occasion and they have gone to other businesses asking for "a favor" -- to make a few photo copies.
I don't know if this is legal or if they should just go around begging like normal beggars, but it seems like getting young, obviously well-dressed kids in on some type of scheme like this is not right.
Also, those older gangs that have been wilding stores in order to distract clerks so that they can steal seems to start from little innocent ventures like the school money collection scheme.
I know one spot where the lady drops the kids off and I may confront them the next time I see it happen. I wish many of you would not just watch the kids go by but take photos to scare them off. I think this will maybe save them from a life of crime if they are scared straight now. The adults are the crooks in this matter and they are using innocent kids to do the dirty work.
FedEx/Kinkos has been part of the scheme, since they go there often and have their scam papers copied and printed. The girls at Kinkos have declined to let the mob in on occasion and they have gone to other businesses asking for "a favor" -- to make a few photo copies.
I don't know if this is legal or if they should just go around begging like normal beggars, but it seems like getting young, obviously well-dressed kids in on some type of scheme like this is not right.
Also, those older gangs that have been wilding stores in order to distract clerks so that they can steal seems to start from little innocent ventures like the school money collection scheme.
I know one spot where the lady drops the kids off and I may confront them the next time I see it happen. I wish many of you would not just watch the kids go by but take photos to scare them off. I think this will maybe save them from a life of crime if they are scared straight now. The adults are the crooks in this matter and they are using innocent kids to do the dirty work.
posted by Tom Falco at 1:00 PM
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We were sitting on Ocean Drive at a cafe one day when 2 seperate girls came up and tried the same scam. There was an older woman in charge as we saw her watching from down the street.
When I lived in Spain the Gypsies did the same thing. The only difference was the gypsy kids dressed in rags and told stories about their fathers having no work. Today in Miami maybe the private schooled developers' kids are in the same position.
I think one ran into me today at Cocowalk. It was rather disturbing to have someone in your face like that. Who has money to give away on the street? Is this an illegal practice?
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