GoFundMe Refunds Over $400,000 to Donors In Fake Feel-Good Scam

(L-R)Homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt, Kate McClure, and Mark D’Amico are facing criminal charges of conspiracy and theft by deception in connection with an allegedly fraudulent charity campaign.Burlington County Prosecutor's Office

GoFundMe representatives said they have returned over $400,000 to donors who fell for a feel-good story about a homeless man spending his last $20 to help a stranded motorist, after the donation drive was exposed as a get-rich-quick scam.

“It was an irresistibly heartwarming tale,” said Scott Coffina, the Burlington County Prosecutor, in a November press conference, before alleging that the feel-good story was in fact a fraudulent ruse.