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IRL (In Real Life) => Current Events => Topic started by: ArizonaTank on August 26, 2018, 10:37:19 AM

Title: Grifting 2.0 - GoFundMe Abuse
Post by: ArizonaTank on August 26, 2018, 10:37:19 AM
grifters don't change......just the technology they use

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/08/25/they-raised-homeless-man-who-said-they-spent-it-vacations-casinos-bmw/?utm_term=.4217c61a2644 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/08/25/they-raised-homeless-man-who-said-they-spent-it-vacations-casinos-bmw/?utm_term=.4217c61a2644)
Title: Re: Grifting 2.0 - GoFundMe Abuse
Post by: em2nought on August 26, 2018, 06:25:12 PM
The IRS will probably visit his bridge too.  :-" 
Title: Re: Grifting 2.0 - GoFundMe Abuse
Post by: ArizonaTank on September 11, 2018, 03:58:00 PM
Looks like someone might go to jail.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/indictment-likely-for-couple-accused-of-stealing-from-homeless-veteran/ar-BBNaWIf?ocid=spartanntp

Hopefully I am wrong...but I can't help the feeling that nothing would have happened to these grifters if it had not been for the negative publicity.
Title: Re: Grifting 2.0 - GoFundMe Abuse
Post by: ArizonaTank on January 10, 2019, 11:24:02 AM
Looks like this one is ending with Justice prevailing.  But I wonder how many more of these types of social media grifters are out there who have not been caught.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/homeless-vet-in-gofundme-scam-arrested-after-failing-to-appear-in-court/ar-BBS1ZYa?ocid=spartandhp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/homeless-vet-in-gofundme-scam-arrested-after-failing-to-appear-in-court/ar-BBS1ZYa?ocid=spartandhp)