You gave her cash money with no expectation of how she'd use it in her life. You were NOT scammed, you just don't like what she said she'd use it for.
I find it interesting you and most others, claiming to be Christian, choose to see avarice and deceit where you could've recognized something else.
“I find it interesting you and most others, claiming to be Christian, choose to see avarice and deceit where you could’ve recognized something else.”
I think you are broadbrushing and judging the hearts of many commenters here. Christians are not perfect. There is a moral struggle we all face - to help the truly needy while not falling prey to the scammers, who actually can blind good people from seeing the truly needy. After all, one could argue that money given to scammers cannot go to the truly needy. Some of the comments here give clues on how to distinguish between the scammers and the needy.
Is your position to give to anyone who asks for money, both scammers and needy alike? If not, how do you personally make that distinction? I ask with sincerity.