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There are too many scammers out there in the real world, and especially on the Internet. I’ve seen too many instances of it, have read too many stories about it, had had too many people that I know directly myself, who have been scammed on the Internet, and have read way too many articles on what to look for and how to avoid being scammed on the Internet.

And, of course, knowing all this (and “believing it” and taking measures) is probably why I’ve never been scammed on the Internet, and fortunately not in real life, completely apart from the Internet.

If someone doesn’t know this kind of stuff is going on, then they’ve been hiding out in a cave somewhere! ... LOL ...

BUT, the thing is ... even with people who are fully aware ... they still get scammed “when” they have the kind of thinking that says, “That won’t happen to me!” and they ignore the warning signs. The BEST SCAM is the one that sounds the MOST LEGITIMATE. ... :-) ...

What you say may be true. But it doesn't justify posting the same thing over. And over. And over. And over.

I would suspect that most people who donated were already aware that it might be a scam, and were willing to take that chance. Posting something obvious and well-known, as though it were some rare and esoteric gem of knowledge, is just tiresome.

Most people already know there are risks involved in any donation. They are willing to take the chance, if the cause is worthy. Constantly re-posting what most of them already know adds nothing.

In your past, you must have been burned, big time. I mean colossal.

Made you look like an ignorant foolish hayseed, the presentation and the final sting play.

Now [ in your mind] you avenge the butt hurt by lashing out at gofundme, out of concern for all those dumb schmucks who place their trust in an internet organization whose sole purpose is to peel the bucks away from their owners.

Realize, your sleuthing and clear sightedness impresses only you, and only in your mind.