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Five-year-old Leeds girl's moving words to mum diagnosed with breast cancer

Her sister has set up a GoFundMe account to raise money for a wig if Hollie loses her hair

Leeds Live

Millions donated after Uvalde shooting still haven’t reached victims and families

The largest fund for those affected by the May 24 massacre is still months away from distributing most of the $16 million it has raised. Some families are turning to smaller donations to get by.

The Texas Tribune

Why didn't the U.S. aid with Cuba fire?

A humanitarian and ecological disaster unfolded 90 miles from Florida, and the U.S. just sat back and watched

Salon

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Mia Dean: British teen attacked by bison in US faces travel insurance conundrum

Mia Dean must decide whether to fly home in an air ambulance this weekend, or carry on without insurance funding

Evening Standard

Neighbour raises $24,000 for 11-year-old boy scammed by man who paid for lemonade with fake $100 bill

Jeremy’s story moved people across the country, bringing his GoFundMe donations to more than $24,000

The Independent UK

Edinburgh donation hub for Ukrainian refugees set up for those fleeing war

A dedicated hub that Edinburgh locals can donate to for Ukrainian refugees have been set up in the city as the Welcome Centre opened its doors earlier this year to support those resettling in the country.

Edinburgh Live

Inside the Los Angeles home destroyed in fiery Anne Heche car crash

Lynne Mishele lost an ‘entire lifetime of possessions’ after actor’s Mini Cooper plowed into her Mar Vista home

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New Jersey man gets five years in prison for $400k GoFundMe scam with fake story about homeless veteran

Mark D’Amico is currently in federal prison, and his state sentence will run parallely

The Independent UK

GoFundMe scammer who used story of homeless vet gets 5 years

A New Jersey man who made up a story about a homeless veteran helping out his then-girlfriend and used the tale to solicit $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to prison

The Independent UK

Former Lioness fundraises to gift England shirts to disadvantaged children

Former defender Anita Asante is working to get England shirts to young football fans ‘who might not have been able to afford’ one otherwise.

The Independent UK

Woman claimed young boy was terminally ill to raise cash on GoFundMe

The boy's school was under the impression he was 'terminal' and receiving 'palliative care', but it turned out Opal Taggart had 'exaggerated' his ill health

Daily Mirror

Mum crowdfunding her divorce in bid to rebuild her life after unhappy marriage

Genevieve Pepper, 44, from Ramsgate, Kent says she was offered 30 per cent of the value of the family home, so is now heading to court to try and get 50 per cent

Daily Mirror

East Lothian couple need to raise £6,000 to have a child of their own

The couple say that their only dream in life is to become parents and have a child of their own. But after several years of heartbreaking incidents they are left with one more option costing £6,000.

Edinburgh Live

New Jersey woman sentenced to prison time for $400,000 GoFundMe scam

The New Jersey woman who concocted a story about a homeless man giving her his last $20 after she ran out of gas was sentenced last week to one year and one day in prison.

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The Independent UK

New Jersey woman jailed for one year over $400,000 GoFundMe homeless scam

Katelyn McClure is slated to be sentenced on state charges next month and could likely receive more prison time

The Canberra Times

Grieving family's added trauma as false claim left to run on crowdfunding platform

False claim about fatal accident cause left to run on crowdfunding platform

Tribune News Service

Texas gunman who killed 2 people, injured 3 officers and 1 neighbor, served in Army

FORT WORTH, Texas — The man who killed two people and wounded three police officers and an elderly woman in Haltom City on Saturday served in the Army and Texas Army National Guard, according to Army public affairs.

The Independent UK

Woman who faked cancer treatment to defraud people of £45,000 will pay back just £5

A judge had described the deception via the use of a crowdfunding website as ‘cunning and manipulative’

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Manchester Evening News

Woman's plea for help after being left with bill for thousands after mum's death

'Since my mum passed, I haven't been able to grieve properly'

Wales Online

Mum who faked cancer to raise £45k told to pay back just a fiver

Nicole Elkabbas conned kind-hearted members of the public out of thousands using a convincing GoFundMe page

The Independent UK

20-year-old with unknown illness pursues medically assisted death: ‘I’m in lots of pain’

Eric Coulham has suffered for the better part of a decade from an illness that escapes diagnosis

Irish Mirror

Irish girl's life 'changed forever' after knee injury turned out to be much more sinister

Organiser Edel Moore launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe for the family of 10-year-old Bridget Hynes earlier this month

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant’s donations ‘saving lives’, says charity founder

The actor has donated to Depher, an organisation that provides free plumbing and heating services, for a third time.

Daily Record

American sex offender begs for £25,000 so he can fight to stay in Scotland under his fake identity

Twisted Nicholas Rossi tried to dupe members of the public with a sob story for the cash by not mentioning his death faking past.

Newcastle Herald

Taya Porter is crowdfunding to fight the rising costs of living with muscular dystrophy

Hunter School of the Performing Arts student Taya Porter has taken to GoFundMe so the family can afford a new van to fit her wheelchair.

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