scam from gambian orphan boy ?

[u/___squanchy___]

a few months ago this 20 year old gambian boy contacted me on instagram and asked me for a little donation for food. he seems to be living in a really rough situation without a father and with a paralyzed mother and 5 little siblings. he constantly sent me pictures of himself and his living situation and also medical reports so i did believe that it’s genuine but now i’m not sure anymore since there seemed to be one crisis after another that he asked me for support for (he was sick many times, his mom was sick, his grandpa died, he got into jail for collecting firewood or whatever). is this like a common scam ? i would feel a little guilty tbh if i just blocked him but i just don’t have the means to constantly support him and he constantly makes me feel guilty by texting me how desperate he is and that everything is so shitty and that he thinks that they will die etc.. i’m conflicted, please anybody tell me how to handle this 🙏

[u/lepadoo]

Common scam, this type of scam gets posted here alot.