When tragedy strikes, many people turn to platforms like GoFundMe to raise money for those affected. But how do you know these fundraisers are legit?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BROCKTON — The case against a Bridgewater couple accused of stealing nearly $18,000 the community raised last March to support a ...

Court documents say that Boothe collected more than $2,500 in the scheme.

An Alabama woman has been arrested for allegedly using a GoFundMe to steal money. According to court documents, Maddison Boothe set up the fundraiser, claiming to collect money for the family of a man ...

A New Jersey woman has been sentenced in connection with a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 by creating a fake story about a homeless veteran. According to the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, a ...

A New Jersey man who conspired with his girlfriend to concoct a feelgood story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online pleaded ...

Pennsylvania is joining 20 other states in questioning GoFundMe after new reports say the website created donation pages for more than a million charities without their consent.

The first person in the Gofundme scandal has been sentenced. Johnny Bobbitt was sentenced to 5 years probation on Friday. He must enter a long-term inpatient drug treatment facility, testify against ...

Mickey Rourke has vowed to make sure every penny that was raised for him on a GoFundMe is returned to the sender. The Hollywood star took to his Instagram on Thursday, January 15, as he shared a rant ...

TRENTON, N.J. -- A homeless veteran from Philadelphia who allegedly schemed with a New Jersey couple to scam GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 will be released from jail pending trial.

MOUNT HOLLY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A court hearing will be held Monday for a trio accused of fabricating a feel-good GoFundMe story. New Jersey couple Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico and homeless ...

BROCKTON — The case against a Bridgewater couple accused of stealing nearly $18,000 the community raised last March to support a now deceased homeless man will move to trial as a judge denied their ...