Crowdfunding: Abusing the Kindness of Strangers

Crowdfunding: Abusing the Kindness of Strangers

Last year a homeless veteran helped a stranded motorist on I-95 in Philadelphia, by spending his last $20 on a can of fuel for her car. Kate McClure was so grateful, she worked to help Johnny Bobbitt – first with some food, clothing, and spare change, and then with a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe that raised more than $400,000 for the homeless drug addict. The kindness of strangers helped launch the modest campaign to give Bobbitt a fresh start, far surpassing the initial $10,000 goal. And that’s where things went wrong.

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