Can someone tell me if this site is legit?

[bathroommonkey76]

https://hurricanevictimsfund.com

It has been making the rounds on FB, YouTube, and Twitter- I think it's fake b/c the Red Cross is a .org. Am I right?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That url redirects to the Red Cross when you google it.

[appleannie1943]

2. https://www.redcross.org/ns/apology/disaster_homepage.html

If you are planning on donating, I would trust the org over the com.

[Hekate]

3. You can go directly to the Red Cross. Another excellent one is Direct Relief...

...which has virtually no overhead costs. They're phenomenal.

[appleannie1943]

4. This is what I got when I clicked on your link

This site can’t be reached

hurricanevictimsfund.com took too long to respond.
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

[Binkie The Clown]

5. The site is a crowd funding site not connected with Red Cross.

Someone calling themselves "Hurricane Victims Fund" claims they will donate the proceeds to the Red Cross. Do you believe what a stranger tells you on the Internet?

I don't know if it's legit, but if I wanted to donate to the Red Cross, I'd donate to The Red Cross, not some anonymous third party with a go fund me page.

[bathroommonkey76]

6. I wasn't going to donate to them

I donated money to JJ Watt's GoFundMe page for Harvey- I just thought this one looked very suspicious. Some of my Twitter and FB followers also shared this as an Irma relief link.

[Warpy]

7. Give the the local Red Cross chapter

The national Red Cross is rather hopeless and most of your money will get sucked into administrative overhead but the state outfits are still OK.

South and Central Florida caught the worst of Irma. People around Houston still need help from the aftermath of Harvey.

Also consider donating to Habitat for Humanity. Likely they'll help with rebuilding.

I'm a cynical old broad and I'm always a little skeptical of organizations that pop up and collect money after a disaster.