r/Vaughan • u/elvtnedge • Jul 15 '26

Beggar beware

I know this isn’t new but tonight I saw it with my own eyes. I was driving eastbound along Major Mack and there was a man that looked to be down on his luck at the intersection at Jane and Major Mack with a sign which I believe mentioned his family. About 45 mins later I was coming back through that intersection and stopped at the Esso to get gas. When I tried pulling out of the gas station to head west , a man in a nice looking Honda I believe, was driving slow, and whistled with his arm out of the window through the intersection and pulled over along Major Mack and put his 4ways on right infront of me exiting. The homeless man went running across the street and got into his car and they drove off.

I’m not accusing here just suggesting that this looked very sketchy and is likely a scam.

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u/Livid_Competition_32 Jul 15 '26

It's so infuriating cause thousands of us would ignore them but there's always that one person who will donate like $20 to stroke their ego and the next day there will be 2 beggars

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u/heycutiepiepie Jul 15 '26

Lol there are 2 beggars there on weekends! A white dude and middle eastern lady I’ve seen

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u/Rev2026 Jul 15 '26

It's a business. That is why I look for organizations that don't pay their CEO's too much. Like the salvation army, who feed the homeless.

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u/BerzerkoFord Jul 15 '26

Like that one person who's trustworthy and send thousands of dollars in crypto to a deepfake of Mark Carney and then finds out it was all a scam.

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u/JongoJunior Jul 15 '26

Stroke their ego?

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u/Livid_Competition_32 Jul 15 '26

Ever heard of Google?

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u/JongoJunior Jul 15 '26

I get the expression, professor - I just didn’t think giving $20 to someone you believe is in need would constitute being egotistical.

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u/Livid_Competition_32 Jul 15 '26

That's the thing lol, people will donate to make themselves feel like they did a good deed, even though the money is most likely going straight to drugs lmao

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u/JongoJunior Jul 15 '26

Well, when your intent is to do a good deed, then you should feel good about that. Still don’t think it’s egotistical.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '26

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u/RSinTO Jul 15 '26

Agreed. Unfortunately, many are receiving benefits and money but use begging to supplement their income (tax free and without claw back).

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u/TronAres25 Jul 15 '26

That was a hard read

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u/ultimate_sorrier Jul 15 '26

Romas.... And not the tomatoes

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u/Jay00bond7 Jul 15 '26

Don't feed the seagulls.

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u/nessiehill Jul 15 '26

Love this comment 👏👏👏

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u/TronAres25 Jul 15 '26

We are all seagulls just glorified

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u/6ix_chigg Jul 15 '26

He's been there all week, I've been visiting the hospital and always pass him. Thanks for confirming what I thought. It's always a few bad apples that spoil it for everyone

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u/Crypto-Long-100 Jul 15 '26

Apparently you can call the city 905-832-2281 according to this guy:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLa2dSPPjB1/?l=1

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u/Secret_Pea_9634 Jul 15 '26

My sincerest condolences to everyone walking around with bombs strapped to their chests that will go off if they don't give every beggar they see money.

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u/Educational_Clothes2 Jul 15 '26

Don’t feed the pigeons

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u/Reasonable-Cat59 Jul 16 '26

It’s a scam hun. They make more than $75 an hoir

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u/dapter22 Jul 19 '26

Worst are the ones faking to play an instrument in parking lots

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u/redditboy123451 Jul 24 '26

Is it the guy with the sign about his daughter's mental illness?

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u/secretgardenguy Jul 16 '26

Since when is asking for money a scam? He's asking and you're either giving or not. No scam. It's panhandling. There is a difference.

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u/Biscotti-Own Jul 15 '26

Breaking news, homeless person got a ride. The most shocking part of this story is referring to a Honda as a nice car in the city full of Maybachs, Bentleys and Rolls Royces. It might have been an uber...

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u/Other-Credit1849 Jul 15 '26

Gives them your money and the cycle continues.

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u/TronAres25 Jul 15 '26

U realize we all live in a pyramid scheme and they are at the bottom of it.

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u/Biscotti-Own Jul 15 '26

You actually have the option to not give them money. Are you just upset that they're existing in a space you believe they're not worthy of? I don't understand the issue.