You need some skepticism to go with that empathy.

"Madison's con artists"... and the students who respond to them.

One student, who asked to remain anonymous, said "Misty Gaines" approached her on Library Mall saying she was depressed, three months pregnant and in an abusive relationship.

The student, a sophomore, said she fell for the story and ultimately, "under pressure," gave Gaines $100 for a hotel, believing Gaines when she said all the Madison shelters were full.

$100! Was that her parents' hard-earned money she handed over?