So I didn't exactly know where to post this as it's an odd situation. Me and my family have an adopted brother who has been with us for the past several years, and recently we got a message from his brother and sister wanting to contact him. So my mother has been talking to them and they've been showing her their terrible living conditions and how they barely make any money, etc. so they never directly asked for money, but my mother pried and eventually sent them the equivalent of $50 to buy some things to make their lives easier.
Since then the money amounts they need have only escalated. At first they needed groceries, then it was a refrigerator, and now it's getting even larger. While it hasnt been that much a drain on my parents so far, my dad is getting more and more worried that they're being taken for a ride. It has all of the classic signs of a scammer to me, but whenever we explain to my mom she gets angry and says we should be charitable and not so cynical. Are we right to be worried? Is there a chance that this could harm my brother's family, or even harm us as well? My nightmare scenario is that someone gets wind that they have a benefactor in the states, and my parents end up getting blackmailed or extorted for large amounts of money.
Again I dont know if this is the right place to post this, but any advice would be appreciated.
Submitted March 05, 2017 at 01:00AM by SilverfireSage http://ift.tt/2n00sOH personalfinance
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