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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Michelle Del Rey

Fake fundraising pages sprout after floods ravage West Virginia, leaving at least six dead, including a 3-year-old

A West Virginia Sheriff’s Office wants donors to be mindful of fake GoFundMe accounts in the wake of a flash flood that left at least six people dead, including a three-year-old, on Saturday evening.

In a post on Facebook, the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office said it had received reports of fake GoFundMe pages and other non-local organizations collecting money on the internet for flood victims, who experienced overwhelming waters in Triadelphia and Valley Grove.

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