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newb87

have there been any reports or rumors about women scamming in kentucky?

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or what are some ways to spot potential scamming

 
gooddog

I tend to think of an individual trying to pull something or ask for money in a less than straightforward way as a hustler. (Or as my pp calls it, these guys are "pimping.")

A person who just straight up asks for money is not scamming you, but asking straight up for money. Up to you to say no.

A scam is a more pervasive, possibly group, action meant from the onset to intentionally separate you from your cash or items in a completely non straightforward way.
Scam: a group of inmates in on a money order laundering ring that is fed by getting individual pp's to send money orders in specific amounts on specific dates.

A group of inmates,male or female, posing as true friends or love interests of a pp and pooling their collective minds to write just the right kind of letters to part pp with his/her cash by playing on heartstrings.

Bottom line: giving money to a person in prison is NOT part of the pp relationship. It can be but is not a pre-requisite and any person in prison that tells you that "all" outside pp's give money or take care of their prison friends in that way is wrong. Some people might think that is what the pp relationship is for or based on, because they don't know any other way to live, but they're still wrong.

Some people really do value the friendship more than the stuff or money, they're out there.

 
JoshA

Basically if you don't want to send money don't, no matter how much of a sob story they tell you. Usually it will start off as them buttering you up, your so nice/caring/sweet, they will tell you they have no one else, no other money and they don't have some basic necessity such as shoes and they only need an small amount of around $30 to get a pair to replace the ones that wore out. I wouldn't mention money to them first as it usually opens the door.

If you do decide to send some money set a budget you can afford, a small amount of money can go along way as they should have their basic needs taken care of. Do go without to provide for them and don't expect that they owe you anything when you give them money.

 
Silas Sydenham

There are a lot of faux-gay scammers in Kentucky prisons. There is no reason why women should not play the same game.

However - If the prison system is rotten to the core, maybe the prisoners are justified in becoming scammers?

 
Diamine

Mostly I think when people talk about penpal scams, they're actually talking about manipulation- ie. you befriend an inmate, and then suddenly they start asking you for money, or hinting a lot, they may use guilt trips etc to get you to provide financial support. Or maybe other assistance which could be against prison rules (asking you to contact another inmate on their behalf, stuff like that).

You shouldn't run into any trouble so long as you maintain strong boundaries, and trust your gut instinct.

 
newb87

Not that I have heard.
You will have to be a bit more specific here. There are plenty of scams out there but they could also be mistaken for general conversation. Has something been said to you that your not sure about?

no not at all just asking if it's known that they are or not, also what are some signs of scams? haven't written anybody yet and this is a major concern

 
fee

Not that I have heard.
You will have to be a bit more specific here. There are plenty of scams out there but they could also be mistaken for general conversation. Has something been said to you that your not sure about?