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mia

(8,360 posts) Sat Dec 7, 2019, 09:56 AM Dec 2019

There are now 22 GoFundMe pages for UPS driver Frank Ordonez.

Many must be taking advantage of this tragedy. https://www.gofundme.com/mvc.php?route=homepage_norma/search&term=frank%20ordonez

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There are now 22 GoFundMe pages for UPS driver Frank Ordonez. (Original Post) mia Dec 2019 OP

Yep. The scammers have come out of the woodwork. n/t Opel_Justwax Dec 2019 #1

GoFundMe is aware of this. The first two - the ones collecting the most $$ - are apparently verified Princess Turandot Dec 2019 #2

Man,I am naive...I wasn't even aware of these types of scams. virgogal Dec 2019 #3

Opel_Justwax

(230 posts)

1. Yep. The scammers have come out of the woodwork. n/t

Reply to mia (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2019, 10:17 AM

Dec 2019

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)

2. GoFundMe is aware of this. The first two - the ones collecting the most $$ - are apparently verified

Reply to mia (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2019, 10:25 AM

Dec 2019

via contact with the man's family. There is a report on this from a local news station:

https://www.wthr.com/article/verified-gofundme-pages-family-ups-driver-killed-florida-shootout

Right now, there are multiple 'brothers' of the deceased, one 'grandfather' and one 'wife', and a bunch of supposed UPS people. The lowlifes are even adding photos of his children to their schemes.

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

3. Man,I am naive...I wasn't even aware of these types of scams.

Reply to Princess Turandot (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 7, 2019, 12:28 PM

Dec 2019

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