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    Default GoFundMe says donors in alleged homeless scam refunded

    I hope these scammers get some serious time too?!!


    MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) -- GoFundMe says it has refunded everyone who contributed to a campaign involving a homeless veteran from Philadelphia who prosecutors allege schemed with a New Jersey couple to scam donors out of more than $400,000.

    GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne said Tuesday that "all donors who contributed to this GoFundMe campaign have been fully refunded" and the organization is cooperating fully with law enforcement.

    Burlington County prosecutors allege in a criminal complaint that Johnny Bobbitt conspired with Katelyn McClure and her boyfriend at the time, Mark D'Amico, to concoct a feel-good story about Bobbitt giving McClure his last $20 when her car ran out of gas. They raised $400,000, which authorities say was spent on luxury items and casino trips.

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/gofundme-...164711800.html


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    I never give to Woe is Me people via their site. I have supported a few community garden and independent film projects but sad stories are dodgy.

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