Isn't that exactly why claiming you're a recently released criminal would work? Who would use that as a fake story, in our society? It's people who beg for mon

Isn't that exactly why claiming you're a recently released criminal would work? Who would use that as a fake story, in our society? It's people who beg for money that have a story that makes them sounds like they're down on their luck that I think most people are wary of. (I was bit by the 'thought I had more cash in my wallet, trying to get to a city 40-50 miles away but don't have gas' story. And heard the bus ticket story quite a bit. But if someone told me they had gotten out of jail on a long stint and the world changed on them while they were inside, and the system doesn't care ...)