), i saved up all of my money all year from my paper route to get people nice gifts at Christmas. The scammers laughed all the way to their Cancun vacations and luxurious homes with my scholarship and loan money. When they started making money, I asked for my money back, and they said they didn't owe me a thing. #5 I was working at a supermarket and this guy came in, purchased a soda for like a dollar and some change and then gave me a $100. I told him I didn't have that kinda cash and would he take 200, which is all I had on me.