[bestmickey]

Returning to car after shopping in Bed Bath & Beyond, we were approached by a man (65ish?) wearing a veteran's baseball cap. He starts off with an apology for having to approach us, going on about he's with his daughter, his dad had an auto accident (car flipped over), was airlifted to some trauma center...yadayadayada. Bottom line, they need money for gas so they can get to the hospital. I didn't believe his spiel as it seemed well rehearsed, and I felt if he was indeed in this situation, he had other family and/or friends he could call for $$. I told him I couldn't help him and he returned to a very new (gold or beige colored) truck.

Have you encountered this guy? Is he known in this community as a scammer? What would you have done?