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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a lot started on behalf of people who 1) didn’t approve the go fund me and 2) don’t even need the money. An individual I know sadly passed away suddenly - she easily made $500K a year and (I assume) had some sort of life insurance policy, yet within hours of her passing some well-meaning friend had set up a go fund me to cover funeral expenses. I think the family ultimately got wind of it and shut it down but come on - at least ask.[/quote]

We had this problem when my cousin and his wife were in a car accident. A friend set up a go fund me without asking. They were asked to pull it down (my cousin and his wife had insurance and ample savings, definitely did not need or want a gofundme). Before it was removed almost $10,000 was raised. My cousin doesn't know what happened to that money. I rarely donate to gofundme's unless I am very close to the situation. There is a huge amount of fraud that could go on. It is better to just give cash or a check directly to the family.[/quote]

This is terrible. So the fund raiser stole the money? And the people who donated are probably upset with your cousin for not saying thank you. [/quote]

Can you refund people through gofundme? Maybe they did that. It was not set up as a scam, this friend just wanted to be helpful. My guess is that everyone was refunded somehow or the money was donated to some other charity, but who knows! [/quote]

You can refund the money but with the fees you are better off giving the money directly.  There is no accountability.  [/quote]

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