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Dear Abby: A friend of mine is defrauding people using GoFundMe, I just know it; should I report it?
- Recently, an acquaintance told Dear Abby that she believes Tina is fraudulently using her GoFundMe fundraising page.
- A close friend set up the GoFundMe a few years ago to assist with medical bills for a rare, chronic form of cancer.
- Posts showed the surgery trip described like a vacation, and about a week before a new request, Tina opened a new fundraising page with a hospitalization claim though an acquaintance said she appeared healthy.
- Readers are told they can report suspected misuse, and the crowdfunding page includes a button to notify its 'Fraud Squad' to flag wrongdoing.
- The timing — a hefty donation arriving a year after the last medical donation — matched Tina's recent legal bills for an unrelated matter, and an acquaintance suspects the donor was misled.
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Dear Abby: A friend of mine is defrauding people using GoFundMe, I just know it; should I report it?
DEAR ABBY: I have an acquaintance, “Tina,” who I believe is fraudulently using her GoFundMe fundraising webpage. A close friend of hers set it up a few years ago to assist with medical bills related to a rare form of cancer that will never fully go away. When the page began, Tina was soliciting donations on Facebook and sending text messages to remind everyone to donate. Later on, when she and her husband went out of town for surgery, they poste…
Dear Abby: Suspicions arise over friend’s GoFundMe activities
Dear Abby: I have an acquaintance, “Tina,” who I believe is fraudulently using her GoFundMe fundraising webpage. A close friend of hers set it up a few years ago to assist with medical bills related to a rare form of cancer that will never fully go away. When the page began, Tina was soliciting donations on Facebook and sending text messages to remind everyone to donate. Later on, when she and her husband went out of town for surgery, they poste…
Dear Abby: Observer thinks woman is lying about medical condition
DEAR ABBY: I have an acquaintance, “Tina,” who I believe is fraudulently using her GoFundMe fundraising webpage. A close friend of hers set it up a few years ago to assist with medical bills related to a rare form of cancer that will never fully go away. When the page began, Tina was soliciting donations on Facebook and sending text messages to remind everyone to donate. Later on, when she and her husband went out of town for surgery, they poste…
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