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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Rudy Farias’ mother may face legal action from GoFundMe after she profited from fake disappearance story

GoFundMe

Rudy Farias’ mother could soon face legal action from GoFundMe after she raked in thousands of dollars in donations by falsely claiming that her son was missing.

The fundraising platform said in a statement on Thursday that Janie Santana had been permanently banned from GoFundMe and from all future beneficiary opportunities after the bizarre scam came to light this week.

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