Its really common with pakistanis in Hujj and Mecca also, not all the Pakistanis are like that but unfortunately i met many pakistanis like this telling different stories...

the better way is to listen to them, and try to make out whether the person is really needy or not, if you feel like u must help him, help him or let him go his way… PLEASE do not generalize...

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

Sir Winston Churchill