When tragedy strikes, many people turn to platforms like GoFundMe to raise money for those affected. But how do you know these fundraisers are legit?

The popular online fundraising site GoFundMe created more than 1.4 million unauthorized charity fundraising pages and directly charged everyday donors an additional 16.5% fee, according to New ...

Pennsylvania is joining 20 other states in questioning GoFundMe after new reports say the website created donation pages for more than a million charities without their consent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A GoFundMe page by a Knoxville family was copied by scammers who have reaped the benefits, making ...

A New Jersey woman has been sentenced in connection with a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 by creating a fake story about a homeless veteran. According to the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, a ...

Following the January disappearance of 25-year-old Isadora Wengel, the Fargo-Moorhead community has rallied together — including through two GoFundMe fundraisers.

BURLINGTON, N.J. - A New Jersey man who made up a story about a homeless veteran helping out his then-girlfriend and used the tale to solicit more than $400,000 in online donations was sentenced to ...

CAMDEN, N.J. — A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court Thursday. Katelyn McClure was ...

Court documents say that Boothe collected more than $2,500 in the scheme.

GoFundMe has announced the company has paid those who wanted to help out a homeless veteran who helped a stranded motorist a refund after it was found out that the motorist, her boyfriend and the ...