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?

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 ...

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.

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 ...

CAMDEN, N.J. — A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court Thursday. Katelyn McClure was ...

One of the men behind an alleged scheme to scam thousands of GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 will remain free pending the date of his trial. Johnny Bobbitt was granted temporary freedom ...

Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke is livid about a GoFundMe campaign that drew attention to his alleged financial woes at the start of the new year. The 73-year-old “The Wrestler” star claimed ...