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The GoFundMe for a yacht (Original Post)
Lotusflower70
May 2019
OP
Probably seemed an easier scam easier than starting a University or selling steaks
justhanginon
May 2019
#4
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)1. Those that donated were SCAMMED....
People are so blind and stupid.
catrose
(5,065 posts)2. I thought GoFundMe was refunding? Maybe only if people asked?
cojoel
(957 posts)3. I see prison in his future
Highly publicized GoFundMe scams often don't end well for the perpetrator.
justhanginon
(3,289 posts)4. Probably seemed an easier scam easier than starting a University or selling steaks
or wine or bottled water etc. However, in this case, jail may be in his future instead of the presidency of the United States.