Airport scam ??

I landed in Hyderabad a few days ago, and was waiting to be picked up by a colleague. At the airport pick up point, I was approached by an elderly gentleman who spoke good English. He said he was in need of money to reach his hometown Visakhapatnam.. I wanted to send him money through Gpay but he said he had a basic phone which wasnt internet ready. I had to leave because i couldn't sort it out in time and my colleague had arrived. is this some sort of scam or are there people genuinely in need who aren't being helped ?? please do let me know; as per my office folks it's all a scam and it's best to dodge these people..