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Impersonation: If someone impersonated you in a GoFundMe scam, it is possible to report it. One way is to click the "report a fundraiser" button and alert the company that a fundraiser was created ...
If you want to donate to the relief efforts in Texas, the Better Business Bureau says make sure your money is going to a ...
Thousands of online GoFundMe fundraising campaigns have been created to support the victims of the devastating wildfires that have scorched portions of Los Angeles County, but officials are ...
The Stanislaus SWAT Association set up a GoFundMe page for the daughters of Dinella Madrigal and Daniel Hutsell, who died on Sunday, May 4. It also warned donors not to fall prey to criminals ...
The Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro is warning potential donors about a scam involving a fake GoFundMe page.Deonna Kelli Sayed is the communications and development director for the IRC.
Sayed spent the morning sending emails and social media alerts to get the word out about the scam. She notified GoFundMe and they told her it could take up to two days for the page to come down ...
A day later, a GoFundMe account with the title “Help cover funeral costs for Hannah Wasserman,” was created, and it sought $10,000. The GoFundMe used the name of another Concord-Carlisle ...
Report scams: If you spot a fundraising scam, report it to the platform. GoFundMe has a link on its site to submit a donor claim if you believe you've been scammed.
GoFundMe says they do ask for tips on some donations, but their fees are only 2.9% and $0.30 per donation. ... Scam alert: Scammers may be taking advantage of the California wildfires: ...
For example, if you donated $50 to a fundraiser, a transaction fee of $1.45 would be charged in addition to $0.30. So $1.75 goes to GoFundMe and $48.25 that goes to the fundraiser recipient.