Well, I'm still on the fence on if Keaton Jones' mom is or isn't a bad person. HOWEVER, this person IS piece of shit-
Joseph Lam
Over the weekend, a man named Joseph Lam started a GoFundMe campaign titled "Stand up for Keaton." A spokesman for GoFundMe described Lam as a "stranger" who "wanted to help Keaton after the video was posted online."
The campaign raised more than $57,000 — its goal was $20,000 — before Lam "turned off donations," the spokesman, Bobby Whithorne, said in an email.
GoFundMe is working with Lam "to ensure the funds go to Keaton," Whithorne said.
"When a stranger starts a campaign and does not have a direct connection to the individual they’re raising money for, funds are collected by our payment processors, held, and then only released only to the person named as the beneficiary. All funds are on hold until we’ve received additional information from the beneficiary of the campaign," Whithorne said.
"There was a separate GoFundMe active for a short period of time, but we removed it from our platform before it raised any money because of fraud concerns. The identity of the campaign organizer did not match anyone associated with the family."
A spokesperson for PayPal said the company can't give details about fake or real Kimberly Jones accounts, but said it has "looked into the matter" and "is carefully monitoring for any fraudulent activities."
Joseph Lam
Over the weekend, a man named Joseph Lam started a GoFundMe campaign titled "Stand up for Keaton." A spokesman for GoFundMe described Lam as a "stranger" who "wanted to help Keaton after the video was posted online."
The campaign raised more than $57,000 — its goal was $20,000 — before Lam "turned off donations," the spokesman, Bobby Whithorne, said in an email.
GoFundMe is working with Lam "to ensure the funds go to Keaton," Whithorne said.
"When a stranger starts a campaign and does not have a direct connection to the individual they’re raising money for, funds are collected by our payment processors, held, and then only released only to the person named as the beneficiary. All funds are on hold until we’ve received additional information from the beneficiary of the campaign," Whithorne said.
"There was a separate GoFundMe active for a short period of time, but we removed it from our platform before it raised any money because of fraud concerns. The identity of the campaign organizer did not match anyone associated with the family."
A spokesperson for PayPal said the company can't give details about fake or real Kimberly Jones accounts, but said it has "looked into the matter" and "is carefully monitoring for any fraudulent activities."