If anyone approaches you asking for donations for 'Filipino children', politely decline and call campus security at (416) 736-5333. Avoid engaging them whenever possible, as they are known to become violent if provoked.
https://www.reddit.com/r/yorku/comments/5xtor1/heads_up_the_supposed_charity_scam_is_back_on/
https://www.reddit.com/r/yorku/comments/63eqq4/more_of_the_charity_scammers_around_today/
Posted Sep 20, 2017, 6:34 PM UTC
Lol I just talked to one. She said she's representing cjfcanada. I showed her this post and said "all the students on campus are now aware of what you are doing". She told me to check their website I did and she said you can donate online if you don't want to give it to me and she left.
Should've provoked her more or something, would've made for juicy reddit content and some extra karma too
Idk lol that would've been funny but she started asking personal questions so I got kinda nervous.
Not these assholes again...
Thanks for letting fellow students know about this. Can we get this post permanently pinned? This has been happening for too damn long.
I've seen them 3 times at Scott library all on the 4th floor around 12 in the morning (afternoon?). It's the same girl too. Like I've already told you I don't have money every time, why do you keep asking me!
Found an old news piece on them:
https://globalnews.ca/news/951217/charity-scam-hits-shoppers/
I remember giving $10 first yr and every year they keep asking me. Idk if cuz im asian and they target me but its annoying af. Such a scam though
One time i told them i didnt have change (and i really didnt) and the person said theres an atm near by. Like wtff
Where do they usually post up?
all over campus. I've seen them in CLH, DB (TEL), York Lanes, Student Centre...
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Ive given them money twice.. How do you know they're scammers?
I wonder what would happen if you flat out just say that you don't care. That you care more about your five dollars than the life of some children.
someone came up to me and said that they were deaf and asked for donations
was it the guy who passes out cards that you can buy? i saw him multiple times last year.
Different scam
I signed back to one of those scammers once and he rolled his eyes at me and left.
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Oh. Wow. Thanks bud.
I remember the charity of helping African girls being on Campus a couple years back. Forgot the name of it. Anyways, we can barely pay for our tuition, yet they think we can spare cash.
Like how fucking stupid can they be? We can barely help ourselves financially, let alone other kids in a different country. The best is when they try to lay the guilt trip on you, and tell you how you can save money by making lifestyle changes, and the money saved can go to them.
I don't care if it costs a coffee a day, fuck that, and fuck you, I need my coffee a day to function normally.
Yep so true. Like we have grands of debt on top of us so whats makes them think we are the idea people to ask for money. I'm all for helping people out and stuff but not at this point in my life where I'm trying my best so save every dollar.
I met one at Scott Library 2nd floor and gave her $5. Didn't know it wasn't legit, damn I'm dumb. This was the first day of school.
I'm dumb as well... I donated $10 thinking it was an actual charity. This a year ago.
I'm dumb as well... I
donated $10 thinking it was an actual
charity. This a year ago.
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Don’t feel dumb, before BLM was what they are today I was tricked into donating $10 to one at a subway station, and he had the audacity to ask me what I had in my wallet. I was stupid enough to look but broke enough not to have anything.
That’s the day I stopped being an idiot about these things.
...And today I was approached, at Curtis Lecture Hall, by two ladies asking me for donations. They asked politely, but I said I didn't money and they left right away.
Also, I took a peak at their donations checklist when they approached me. I was surprised at the numbers; $100, $20, $10. I don't know if they're fake (them writing the numbers down to make others think they received donations) or other students gettng baited donating to these scammers...
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No they didn't. The CJF Canada organization works with Filipino kids. They're pamphlet has pictures of Filipino kids and info in English. Nothing in Arabic.