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How you can keep an eye out for Florence frauds [WRIC]
Couple accused of stealing GoFundMe money from homeless man shows risks of crowdfunding [CBS News]
Sometimes GoFundMe goes right, sometimes very wrong … and sometimes, way off the rails [Fox News]
Here are 6 times people have been arrested over GoFundMe scams [NJ.com]
Our Opinion: GoFundMe fraud should remind us to give judiciously [The Wilson Times]
$400,000 Poured In for a Homeless Man, and Now He Wants It [New York Times]
They raised $400,000 for a homeless man — who claims they spent it on vacations, casinos and a BMW [The Washington Post]
Giving to individuals rather than organizations [Philanthropy Daily]
I-Team: Go “Fraud” Me tracks phony online fundraisers [WBRE/WYOU]
After Florida Shooting, GoFundMe Scams Sprout Up [Inverse]
How to help the victims of the Florida school shooting — and avoid scammers [NBC]
Real or fake? How to spot bogus crowdfunding campaigns [KHOU]
Why are so many Americans crowdfunding their healthcare? [FT]
Medical Child Abuse: Mother Subjected Healthy Son to Major Surgeries, Feeding Tubes and Oxygen Support For No Reason [Newsweek]
Don’t Get Catfished on a Crowd Funding Site [The Doctors]
Editorial: Exploiting the desire to give [Concord Monitor]
Much of the money donated after disasters is stolen [The Economist]
Be careful who you donate to [Baylor Lariat]
Here’s how GoFundMe works and how it makes its money [azcentral.com]
‘Go Fraud Me’: The woman who hunts down fake GoFundMe campaigns [Australian Broadcasting Corporation]
She said she had cancer, and neighbors opened their wallets. Then a stranger’s email raised questions [STAT]
GoFundMe scams emerge after Las Vegas shooting, other tragedies [Las Vegas Review-Journal]
Faribault man charged with faking cancer [KARE11]
Patients turn to GoFundMe to pay medical bills [Albany Times Union]
GoFund my scam [The Hustle]
The woman who spends her free time hunting down GoFundMe fraud [The Outline]
Disaster in Texas brings fake charities out of the woodwork [WPSD]
3 Things You Should Know About Crowdfunding Medical Bills [Consumerist]
America’s Health-Care Crisis Is a Gold Mine for Crowdfunding [Bloomberg]
Causas sociales que dan dinero [El Pais]
The Man Behind A Crowdfund For A Homeless Man Who Helped Manchester Bomb Victims Says He Can’t Find Him [BuzzFeed]
Crowd Funding: Fact or Fiction [The Santa Clara Weekly]
GoFundMe is set to crash and burn’ – Meet the woman behind the watchdog website that’s receiving tip-offs everyday [Independent.ie]
How to spot scams at crowdfunding sites [Record Searchlight]
Warning: GoFundMe Cites Legit Campaign to Benefit Godwin Family, GoFraudMe Indicates Otherwise [Crowdfund Insider]
Four Tips for Spotting Fake GoFundMe Campaigns [Lifehacker]
GoFundMe Pages Pop Up After Facebook Killing; Tips on How to Know if a Page Is Legitimate [NBC Washington]
Spot Fake GoFundMe Campaigns Before You Donate [WFMY]
Irish Man Racks Up €3,500 Phone Bill And Challenges Eir To Waive The Fee For Charity [Today FM]
Why you should donate to crowdfunding campaigns with caution [CreditCards.com]
Meet the woman trying to stop GoFundMe scammers from profiting off strangers’ deaths [Circa]
Crowdfunding Craze: Sniffing Out Fundraiser Fraud [12 News Now]
Watchdog site ‘GoFraudMe’ highlights questionable fundraising campaigns [WKMG]
Donors Beware! More Scammers Are Targeting Crowdfunding Sites [CBS Los Angeles]
Victime d’une campagne de sociofinancement bidon [La Facture ICI Radio-Canada]
Crowdfunding Popularity Continues to Soar Despite Risks to Donors [Charity Watch]
Verify: Can you trust all GoFundMe pages? [KXTV]
Grieving Mother Stunned To Find Photos Of Her Stillborn Son Used In Online Scam [Marie Claire]
Joyell GoFraudme RILEY [Guardian of Valor]
Donor Debate [Daily Reporter]
After their dad died, a family friend set up a GoFundMe account to help. Then she raided it. [Washington Post]
Richmond super sleuth working to expose bogus crowdfunding campaigns [WRIC]
GoFraudMe website launched to police funeral funding as a stranger raises $15,000 to bury a dead teen found in a concrete slab [Daily Mail]
Fears over GoFundMe boom in fundraising for funerals [Sydney Morning Herald]
Beauty queen shaved head, faked chemo in lucrative 2-year masquerade as cancer patient [Washington Post]
Mom Used Kids to Fake Cancer for Cash [Daily Beast]
When good ideas go bad [CapeTalk]
Who is creating GoFundMe pages for ’90s movie characters? [Atlanta Journal-Constitution Talk of the Town]
Not-so-noble crowdfunding sparks backlash [Reuters]
Hedgehogs, honeymoons and hamburgers: When GoFundMe campaigns get weird [Kansas City Star]
Watchdog Alert: In tornadoes’ aftermath, avoid fake GoFundMe campaigns [Dallas Morning News]
Police seek person who set up fake GoFundMe account for high school athlete with cancer [Washington Post]
Go Fraud Me: How to tell if a crowdfunding campaign is legit [WTOL Louisville, KY]
Fund Me or Fraud Me? Crowdfunding Scams Are on the Rise [Consumer Reports]
Facebook Scam Preyed on Grieving ‘Angel Mom’ [Yahoo]
Donor beware: Concern about crowdfunding sites [6 Action News]