I’ve always been a sucker for a good story. Thirteen months
ago I read about a homeless veteran giving up his last $20 to rescue a young
woman who ran out of gas in a dodgy part of Philadelphia. I couldn’t wait to
share how she repaid his help with a GoFundMe account. Donations flew in,
proving I’m not the only one who loves a good tale. Then in September we
learned the veteran, the woman and her boyfriend were fighting over how the
money should be spent. Now it appears the whole thing was a scam. The three of
them cooked up a lie about a down-on-his-luck good Samaritan to pull at peoples’
heart strings and yank open their wallets. The only good thing about this fairy
tale is it has a happy ending, for the donors at least. All the money -
$400,000 – has been returned.
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