Collecting Cash for Child’s Funeral? First Alert 4 Investigates questions local panhandlers

[@spencermorgan9774]

Every city, county, and state needs to be cracking down on these scams.

[@tomxconn]

Agree but every police dept has excuses like First Amendment, more important things to tackle around town, or unless the property owner asks to have them removed, there’s nothing police can do. But stuff like this is theft by deception. They need their butts hauled to Jail!

[@ShannonDavis-eq4fj]

Or just take there money they collect n donate to Americans

[@LindaZeno]

Unfortunately these people are everywhere. 😠

[@tomxconn]

Don’t give a cent to those street scammers. Total liars. If they step into traffic, get the cops

[@mariodimas2610]

They not from Mexico, these people came from Rumania.

[@kendallevans4079]

Romania

[@boxingkingg7795]

@@kendallevans4079who cares you know what they meant lol who give a fuc

[@CatMom63]

I'm absolutely DISGUSTED.

[@PassportKingMarineVet]

This should be illegal

[@tomxconn]

Yes but most police depts just don’t consider this a high priority

[@Dannny-Lee]

LOL! 2:24 😂 “I have a translation app…” This reporter came prepared. She was like, “bitch, you’re gonna talk to me. Language barriers aren’t an issue, I got an app for that!”. Kudos to the investigative news team for the work and determination to defraud these dubious exploiters. Also, hopefully that mother’s daughter, “Super ‘Nova’”, continues to receive the treatment towards a prosperous and healthy future. I’m hopeful for blessings towards Nova and the countless others in similar circumstances.

[@skeetrix5577]

excellent comment! haha

[@robinrogers3982]

They do the same thing here in Fl. Funny how none of them speak English😂

[@supsailor1885]

They Speak English when they want to or need to!

[@explorationgmer1336]

People gotta stop donating money to them.

[@CihttiBabbuu-dt9qw]

Sadly that’s impossible, it’s like asking people to stop voting for a dumb idiot PedoBIiden pos 🙄

[@CihttiBabbuu-dt9qw]

Sadly that’s impossible, it’s like asking people to stop voting for a dumb idiot PedoBIiden pos 🙄

[@PrincessCashmonie]

If the children are not deceased then it’s fraud! 🥵

[@pamelapope859]

Nine times out of ten there is no child.

[@b.h.3649]

We all know it’s a scam.. why aren’t these people being arrested?

[@thurmanluper5885]

I believe the same people were in Northwest Arkansas several weeks ago!

[@ldebrobander]

People are doing this in Florida, too. Don't fall for it!

[@pamelapope859]

Here in California too

[@LindaZeno]

Here in Alabama also

[@pamelapope859]

Here in California too and I live in the country. It didn't go well for them here. They were gone after the week they started and I haven't seen them since. We won't tolerate that behavior in our small town

[@angelborja946]

I give them fake money that looks real. That way when they try to go pay for something they’ll get caught for trying to pay with fake money, that way they can get caught and arrested for using fake money.

[@tomxconn]

Same with fake violinists. Fake playing, you get fake money. Seems fair

[@jahrules8674]

I was thinking of doing the same thing

[@Jaybenji508]

I’ve seen this in West Alabama too. They’re all over everywhere

[@Brotherken1234]

Alabama??

[@Jaybenji508]

@@Brotherken1234 yes Alabama

[@billyjoejimbob75]

Now I feel bad for the people that actually need help. You'll always have to wonder if they're scamming.

[@mobiletech8826]

The ones donating to this are the problem. Otherwize - the scammers wouldn't continue.

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

Not always. There are pan handlers that genuinely like to pan handle even though they don’t get any money. We get a lot of those where I live. It’s like they love the act of begging for money.

[@mobiletech8826]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 Dumb, dumb, no you're wrong.

[@killdano]

Wrong ​@@tiahnarodriguez3809

[@joelt00b]

Ive seen them at hampton and chippewa

[@mikeveis6524]

"Anything to make a dishonest dollar." Shemp Howard

[@CandiceMMartinez]

I literally feel sick to my stomach 🤢

[@dalebechtel8904]

People who truly need help don’t scam honest people

[@Angela-x1u7h]

Jail

[@Mid-American]

Happening in New Mexico too. Supposedly the scam started in California and it pays well enough for them to move around.

[@Doxboi]

They are in Milwaukee now!

[@UrOwnPapi]

People would hold a baby and bother passengers door to door saying “I’m late on rent” bla bla and it would always be a different woman. Poor child.

[@skeetrix5577]

im sure everyone remembers all the afgans that were panhandling everywhere all summer at all different highway exits...and now they are gone havent seen them in a month probably went to a city where they can get a free hotel room and food im glad they're gone though and hope they dont come back

[@gatorpoacher5044]

They were in jax fl last week. Same folks same signs

[@theresacoringgray6885]

How in the world can these people live with themselves taking people money using deception...???....

[@LindaZeno]

No moral compass.

[@Jesusofsuburbia768]

The guy in the white shirt looks as if he's about to give birth himself!

[@Prissi162]

She’s back! On Craig and MLK today. They are so wrong for doing this.

[@SunsyloSouvannaraj-rh6zm]

I seen it all the time here in Springdale Arkansas they holding the same sign on a different location for months 🤬

[@rosaspanjol673]

I am absolutely disgusted that people continue giving money to this scammers 😖!

[@PSCrotzer]

It's happening in Arkansas too, the scammers are everywhere 😢

[@aaronettsexton4459]

These people need to be arrested.....

[@garbagemanbear406]

What if you say no to these people?

[@luishernandez997]

They need to be arrested.😮😮

[@Conociendocalifornia714]

This ppl needs to go jail the city needs to crack down on asap

[@FelixAguirreGarcia-c5c]

In Vegas NV too 😮

[@5star_BigChief631]

shame on those people giving to those scammers. how can you not know by now.

[@LobsterRoc]

Say something like, how many times has that person passed away?

[@TeresaDesilva-r2e]

This is so wrong Ive seen this going on for a longtime where I live in Salinas, Ca. They also go to cities nearby there signs will say they need help for medical bills for a kid fighting cancer or for a funeral. I always thought what parent would be out here while there child is sick. I’ve worked in a hospital for over 20 years I know there are many ways they can get assistance with medical bills and if your on medi-cal they cover it all. They should be ashamed of themselves and arrested.

[@Crush_B104]

It's a big Scam beware

[@shelleyfortier1601]

Fake scammers! Do not donate! Just think of the culture and you will know

[@bobbycone2]

It's all fake. Don't ever give a cent to these people!

[@rickibui6396]

These people must arrest because they are scammers

[@Yolander-c7c]

They All use the same sign scammers its disgusting

[@DaEpicUziCookie_DeadChannel]

The fact the baby aint the same color as them 💀

[@gerardogonzalez9779]

Why police didn’t arrest those people

[@akrenwinkle]

Look, anyone who gives them any money is going to get ripped off some other way, anyhow.

[@JoshuaGarcia-tk8td]

Wake wake up

[@garbagemanbear406]

How about do not give money to strangers on the street that you do not know!! Simple solution that works 100 percent of the time

[@CharlesEshun-hv8sj]

Where is the biological father of the child to receive child support?

[@ronniejamesfleming9195]

Those funeral scammers are taken away from the real homeless people who need their help. Those are nothing but scammers and it’s too bad that the people in Dallas don’t see that just over daylight savings to these people.

[@lawrencehunter1698]

Always claiming they don't speak English

[@mattaylor8935]

Thats Desecration

[@leighwainright3802]

i would love to see ICE pull up

[@CA-zn9bq]

You can look and tell if a person really needs help standing on the corner. They have weeks' worth of dirt on them. These other folks are cleaner looking with clean clothes and hair cuts etc. They will not get my money.

[@RameshPatel-ph3ie]

they are Romanians and how did they get visas as they. Come without financial means😢

[@terryrussell-dn2is]

😢😢😢

[@Philipowen2040]

They speak Spanish. Its a scam happening here in Vegas also

[@V8Deuce]

THANK YOU JOE BIDEN ! THIS IS DISGUSTING!

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

😂Scammers

[@nickd2786]

It's most likely a scam they were confronted here in Chicago by people who speak Spanish hopefully stl has someone smart enough to speak Spanish to translate

[@antonettebrennion4173]

Dont be gulable people you

[@icet6665]

HOW ON EARTH DID ROMANIAN GYPSIES GET VISAS TO ENTER THE USA>

[@Dreamsquasher0888]

Scam

[@DEATHCHICKEN1337]

Why do they always wear those vests?

[@tomxconn]

To try to look “official”, like the Kiwanis or firefighters might do.

[@DEATHCHICKEN1337]

@@tomxconn I see. If you were walking in the middle of a busy avenue then you wouldn't want the public's first reaction to be concern.

[@marthaborja3595]

They are from Rumanian and learn Spanish very easy! 🙄😬

[@abomb3451]

We the people need to make this somehow illegal.

[@davidthompson9701]

If an American citizen was standing in the same spots within the roadway holding a sign that says check point ahead, copes would tell you its illegal and try and get rid of you. Soooo, where are they at now?

[@enedinomendez6514]

Romanie scammer

[@alvaroposse162]

Son Gitanos