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GoFundMe Is Helping LA Wildfire Victims Rebuild, but Is It Enough?
How does GoFundMe work? GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform where people create fundraising pages for themselves or loved ...
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LA fires: Is that GoFundMe account legit? How to spot scams when helping victims
To help fight fraud, GoFundMe created an online hub that contains verified fundraising pages related to the L.A.-area ...
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The Reality of GoFundMe Is That Money Often Doesn’t Go to Those Who Need It Most
Touched by personal stories of anguish and loss from the fires, donors have sent tens of millions of dollars directly to families in Los Angeles via crowdfunding. These competing pleas for ...
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Los Angeles Police Warn About Wildfire Scammers
Victims of the L.A. County firestorms are grieving their losses as well as feeling frustration over delays in getting restarted with their lives, which L.A. police say makes them great prey for ...
Which LA Fire Victims Get Money on GoFundMe — and Who Gets Left Out?
GoFundMe campaigns tend to favor the white and wealthy. After the Eaton fire, Altadena’s Black community is fighting back.
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These Palisades natives raised over $120,000 for fire relief on GoFundMe. Now what?
After Palisades natives banded together on WhatsApp and raised more than $120,000 on GoFundMe, they face what experts say has ...
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As L.A. fire victims try crowdfunding, watch out for fraud, officials say
When teenager Sara Eckhoff learned that wildfires had torched her childhood home in Los Angeles’s Palisades neighborhood, she quickly launched a GoFundMe page for her family. It wasn’t just ...
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Fraudster steals SoCal fire victim's video of burning home to scam GoFundMe donors
A victim of the Palisades Fire is warning the public after a fraudster stole video of her home burning down and used it to ...
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FEMA says ‘carefully consider’ GoFundMe campaign phrasing because it can affect disaster aid
Thousands of people have turned to GoFundMe for help in the wake of the L.A. County wildfires. It allows communities to quickly respond to people’s needs by donating funds online. But if you ...
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GoFundMe campaigns raise over $100 million for LA wildfire victims
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has raised over $100 million to help victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The ...
Flavor Flav Partners With GoFundMe To Help Black Families Impacted By LA Wildfires
In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, Flavor Flav is using his influence and platform to assist those impacted with the ...