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I know a person who whined about their financial problems in an online game chat room, and subsequently, another gamer decided to help out monetarily by depositing $500 into a Paypal account that was set up for said purposes. Once this account was set up and the money was deposited, the recipient transferred the money into their bank account. Now, their Paypal account is in the red for the entire amount. I'm guessing payment was stopped or is in dispute? I don't know, exactly, but a good portion of the money has been spent already. I decided to keep the following opinion to myself, and just tell them that it will all work out in the end. (pretty generic response, I know)

Personally, I'd never accept money from someone I never met in person. In fact, I find it difficult to accept gifts of cash-money from people I do know in real life, even relatives. I'm always suspicious of free money, admittedly, so maybe I'm just being judgemental here? If you felt the same as I do about this situation, would you voice your true opinion or just think your thoughts and walk away?




I'd point out the risk they took.
I'd turn my pretty head and walk away.
I would ask to them to bail me out with some of the money they have left.

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I'd point out the risk they took., by

There is only one person who I trust but haven´t met yet who I would receive and give money to.

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I really wanted to tell them what I was thinking, but I felt they probably like to learn their lessons the hard way. I could tell they were trying to justify their ownership of the funds, and most likely wouldn't be open to any criticism. Plus, my horoscope warned me not to get sucked into other people's problems today. ;)

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I'd turn my pretty head and walk away., by

I have found that when it comes to these kind of situations most people don't listen to anyone anyway. Not worth wasting my breath to comment. Not my concern or business.

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Yeah, the returned gratitude on common sense advice is usually zero to none. I imagined having not been confronted with the knowledge, and promptly went back to minding my own business after giving a generic response. I don't even care to hear how it all turns out, but I'm pretty sure I'll get told a 'version' of the outcome.

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I'd turn my pretty head and walk away., by

I'd keep quiet.

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Yeah, that's what felt right. Who am I to interfere?

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I'm a sadomasochist, what do you think? Even if I didn't say it to their face, I would still rub it in their face in my head.

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Oh, I did the "in their face" thing, in my head.

Yep, and only 100 days left that I'll have to be looking at their head.


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