Fake fundraising pages emerge in wake of Manchester attack terror
Fake fundraising pages for the Manchester bombing are trying to attract people into giving fraudsters money, police warns.
Dozens of appeals were launched after the terror attack to support the families of the 22 killed people. However, fundraising site GoFundMe had to suspend two accounts over fears they might be fraudulent, according to Telegraph. The company is investigating a number of pages and has vowed to refund anyone who has been scamed.
“Since the attacks on Monday, we’ve had people monitoring related campaigns around the clock,” a spokesman for GoFundMe said. “The overwhelming majority of campaigns which have been started have been started with the very best intentions by kind people trying to do their bit for others.”
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“In situations like this one GoFundMe engages our emergency procedure – vetting every single campaign to check that they’re safe for donors to give to. We do this by contacting organisers, making sure they are who they say they are and that they have a clear way of getting the money to the intended recipient,” he added.
“If they’re not clear on that, we’ll help them make that connection, but they won’t be able to withdraw any donations. If we can’t make that clear, the account will be suspended. If we spot any suspicious activity on GoFundMe we immediately suspend the campaign and contact the campaign organiser. This has happened just a handful of times this week,” the GoFundMe spokesman explained.
Greater Manchester Police and Acrion Fraud, the fraud and cyber crime reporting centre, have warned people about false accounts on Twitter.
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