Do not fall for this scam

To the editor:

It doesn’t seem right, much less fair, to do this around the holiday, but I am compelled. You will understand as the story unfolds.

Oliver Twist and Fagin are alive and thriving in the Meadow Lakes area.

Three young boys, younger than 12 years of age, approach the front steps while an older boy, 16 or 17 years of age, is hiding in the shadows. Of the three boys, one acts as the spokesman for the group while the other two let him do all the talking.

They’re participating in a school function — candy bars — would you donate $10 for a candy bar? (Who can possibly resist three precious, innocent faces?) Why, of course, we will. The candy will be sent to us.

Needless to say, nothing arrived on the date as promised and still hasn’t. Ten dollars doesn’t seem like much to lose; however, when one is retired and on a fixed-income, $10 is one loaf of bread and a dozen eggs.

I can only pray those involved in this scam are not sleeping well at night. I pray everyone repents.

Only one more prayer — where are the parents? Do you really know where your children are after dark, who they are with and what they are doing? Why would any parent trust their children to Fagin?

My concern is for the elderly and retired folks. Do not fall for this scam. Ask for something in writing from the Mat-Su Borough School District that explains everything. If it cannot be provided, do not donate to anybody for any reason, however innocent it may appear.

Barbara Hobart

Wasilla