Someone out there is preying on your generosity in order to make a quick buck.
A fraudulent GoFundMe campaign has popped up, purportedly seeking to raise money for the fifth victim of Monday's crane disaster in downtown Kelowna.
Castanet News became suspicious of the campaign Thursday morning because the alleged victim bore the same name as the Vancouver Fire Rescue assistant chief who led the team that recovered the fifth body.
The campaign was started Wednesday evening in London, England. All funds raised so far have been in British pounds.
The campaign description has scant details, indicating only that he left behind two daughters and a wife, and had recently won a two year battle with renal cancer.
In a brief statement, the Kelowna RCMP also concluded the fundraiser appeared to be fraudulent.
The campaign has since been taken down.
If you want to support the families of the victims of the crane collapse, links to legitimate GoFundMe pages can be found here.
