I guess we all have to use our better judgment when faced with this kind of dilemma....Not common where I live now, but when I make trips to the city, I see a lot of people under the interstate underpasses and I want to help so badly....especially when I see a disabled veteran on crutches/in a wheelchair, etc. Is it legit? Who knows....but I have to make a decision whether I want to give and risk my gift being for naught, or to not give and let it hang on my conscience....