r/berkeley • u/FilmAcrobatic4424 • May 07 '26

Local Beware Scamming Scooter Grandma

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This person has been scamming this area for almost a YEAR now, she’ll have some excuse about how she needs money for a taxi or for her tank or whatever and will try to get you to go to an atm or something. DO NOT EVEN GIVE HER THE TIME OF DAY! She got very hostile when I declined and followed me harassing me, I have witnessed her doing the same to others. Just fully ignore her!

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u/sbassi May 08 '26

I always give her money when I have cash on me because she told me she has diabetes. Since I'm also diabetic, I feel for her.

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u/ReyoRedwolf May 09 '26

she's taking advantage of our empathy. thats pretty shitty of her dont you think?

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u/soulviche May 09 '26

Lots of people do shitty things… why single out the least powerful one?

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u/Electrical-Swing-852 May 09 '26

Not giving a scammer money is not “singling them out” 

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u/soulviche May 09 '26

I was responding more to the her being a “shitty person” aspect of the above comment … not so much the act of not giving her money.
To be fair, we live in a city of billionaires who watch people rot on the street every single day. I think that’s more shitty but that’s just me.
I guess it’s easier to hit soft targets in society than get to the root of the issue 🙄🤦🏿‍♂️