Hurricane Frauds

Hurricane Frauds

Recently, a woman was arrested in my town accused of defrauding people. Her alleged ruse was a claim that she was a victim of Hurricane Katrina.

Locals were beginning to open their hearts and their wallets to this woman, which is what ultimately led to her downfall. She got greedy quite quickly, which raised suspicion. The investigation determined that the woman had never lived in Louisiana at all, and in fact had a job and a place to live in another town nearby.

Our greater metro area is housing hundreds of legitimate victims of the hurricane, who deserve some compassion and a help up. Unfortunately, it’s greedy people with little or no conscience, like this woman, who make us all just a little bit wary of helping out.

Why can’t people just be honest these days?