http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-tirado/
in reading some of the comments, i find it funny how those who were taken in by this are rushing to defend the one who conned them.
i used to be homeless. it isn’t fun, but it does tend to motivate one.
Her proud Mormon parents live in Cedar City.
Well, it does involve knowing how to boil water.
And I recommend using one of these (hint -- they are not expensive and can be used over and over again) $6 and a half bucks at walmart.
This type of article is easier to believe if you’ve never really been poor. Or known anyone who was.
We’ve had so much true wealth in this country for so long we’ve lost the ability to discern between truth and scam in this area.
Post this story for your relative:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/12/bill_porter_life_of_a_salesman.html
He never took a government handout in his entire life. He refused on principle.
He died last week at the age of 81:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/12/bill_porter_portlands_famed_do.html