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When I was a teenager, 2 men came to me and told me exactly what you said above. Then one of them kept saying to me to give away/donate whatever money I have with me now as God will provide for our essential needs and our well-being. He also said I didn't need to keep any money with me at all.
Does this ring a bell?

There's a discernible difference between your post and Evertondiehard's post. Reading your post, the mere mention of money ought to set the alarm bells ringing. Indeed, you smelled a rat when one of the religious salesmen kept saying to you to give away whatever money you had then as God would provide, blah, blah. It was a case of very poor religious salesmanship.

As for  Everton's posting, the biblical passage he quoted and his exposition of it make no mention of the parting of money. His post amplifies the Lord's wholehearted stewardship of His flock. Somehow or other, an awful lot of people have made the mistake of lumping all the clergypersons as just charlatans out to take their followers to the cleaners. It's a shame that when some church leaders get caught scamming, everyone else gets tarred with the same brush.

The world is full of crooks and cheaters waiting to fleece the gullible. Thieves can be creative but structurally, scams are similar and yes, it rings a bell. That's good news because avoiding a would-be con artist is easy, no matter how convincing he is. Still, there has always been, and will be, plenty of fraudsters eager to separate you from your money. Due diligence is your job. No one else's.