The Giving Season is Always Open Season for Fraudsters

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According to New Jersey Advance Media, a Burlington County, N.J. man, Mark D’Amico, 42, and his then-girlfriend admitted setting up a GoFundMe page, based on a lie about a helpful homeless man, and ultimately bilked online givers out of $400,000. Questions: What did D’Amico and his girlfriend use the money for? The page said that… Read more »