In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, officials warned of the potential for scams. Here are ways to make sure your donation is in the right hands.
On Saturday, May 14, a white gunman in military gear attacked shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and injuring three others. Officials are investigating the shooting as a racially motivated hate crime.
After the shooting, “how to help” and “help buffalo” were trending on Google search. Several public donation pages were also set up, with the goal of helping the victims’ families. On the GoFundMe website, there is a centralized database of donation pages that have been vetted by the “trust and safety specialists” at the company.
As of May 17, there were seven GoFundMe pages that had been verified by the site. Collectively, the donation pages surpassed $194,000.
Despite the good intentions of many,…
