Getting a job is not possible for everyone, not everyone has family or [friends] to help them and sometimes they will make the bad situations even worse them. If you've ever really needed money and were very desperate, than you probably know that people would let you starve to death rather than give you $5.
It's weird how people won't toss out just a few dollars to help someone in need, yet they'll spend $10000 or more on their pet that has an average life span of under 5 years.
But then again, if you give the person in need money, they'll keep coming back for it. It's a real crap shoot
People have different difficulties in life, like finding a job for a living. However it is not an acceptable reason of doing such scams to acquire money. I think those who does this deed lack values and they let their greed prevail. So the best thing to do is to be vigilant to prevent from being a victim of scams.