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?

An Alabama woman has been arrested for allegedly using a GoFundMe to steal money. According to court documents, Maddison Boothe set up the fundraiser, claiming to collect money for the family of a man ...

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

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 ...

New lawsuit says leading companies failed — in thousands of cases — to get charities’ permission before trying to raise money ...

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 ...

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.

The site “DeclanCoadyFoundation.Com” has been flagged by the office as illegitimate.

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 ...

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 ...

Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke is livid about a GoFundMe campaign that drew attention to his alleged financial woes at the start of the new year. The 73-year-old “The Wrestler” star claimed ...