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Originally Posted by rayfox111
A sad fact, but very true.
Dont feel embarrassed in refusing.
It's not true at all, what's true is that some people you consider your friends aren't actually your friends, in which case you're not very perceptive, or that if they are you friends and still scam you, given how we tend to associate with people who have similar values it would be a pretty good indication that you have very poor values yourself.
I can count 3 very close friends in my life and have no doubt that they'd never ever scammed me for any amount of money and neither would I, but it comes down to education and moral values.
They wouldn't do it because they're incapable of doing it. Their values make it such that they literally wouldn't be able to sleep with this on their conscience and that's the best guarantee you'll ever have.
If I walk out of a store with extra change, even something significant (in the context of getting it for nothing) like 50 or 100$, I wouldn't be able to walk away with that money, it'd literally be impossible, I'd physically be stopped in the street and have to walk back to the store.
Imo, if someone's values allows him or her to be ok with owing someone else money or doing something unethical, I'd never associate with that person, let alone be friends with him/her.
If you feel that you can't even trust the people you call friends, you should question either whether they're actually your friends, or your own values if you feel they are indeed your friends.