The neighbour of a young boy has raised now raised over £20,000 for him after he was scammed by a sneaky thief with counterfeit money.
Jeremy, 11, of Everett in the State of Washington, was scammed when selling lemonade.
The young entrepreneur had reportedly spent his allowance money setting up the stand when he was targeted by an opportunistic man who gave him a fake $100 (£80) bill.
The scammer purchased a glass of lemonade from Jeremy with the fake money - and requested the boy gave him the exact change.
Jeremy could only give him $85 (£70) from the remainder of his allowance as the cruel fraudster then walked away.
When Jeremy, hoping to achieve his dream of buying a vending machine, tried to spend the money at a local petrol station, he was informed it was a fake.
Neighbour Amy Steenfott felt sorry for her young friend and appealed to people on GoFundMe to help refund the cash. People responded overwhelmingly to the $250 (£206) target.
Amy wrote on the page: "The Everett Police Dept posted about Jeremy being scammed at his lemonade stand over the summer.
"Jeremy is 11 years old and quite the entrepreneur. He is a hard-working boy between his lemonade stand, which is so much more than just lemonade (If your ever craving cotton candy you know who to see), mowing neighbours yards and shovelling snow in the winter.
"He has dreams of owning his own vending machine business in the future."
The fund currently stands at $24,570, the equivalent of just over £20,000.
One donor, who gave $10, said: "[You're] an amazing honest businessman I hope [you] build the best lemonade stand around. Remember always be cautious. When something seems different always alert an adult to be safe.
Another said: "Jeremy, best of luck to you in your future endeavours. Keep working hard and enjoy the fruits of your labour!"
One individual donation from Kevin B Flahaut gave an incredibly generous $1,000.
Trying to identify the suspect, local police said: "As he worked in the sun trying to earn a little extra spending money, he was approached by the pictured suspect, who offered him a $100 bill for a drink but asked for exact change.
"Jeremy did his best to wring all his allowance money to give the suspect $85 in change."
Jeremy is known locally for his money-making, looking for jobs mowing people's lawns and shovelling snow in the winter.
