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peter12 · 12-31-2015, 06:21 PM

I think I donated 20 or 30 bucks to him in the original thread. Not a lot to anyone who makes a good income. I was unaware that PIMKING had started other Gofundme initiatives on this page. I was quite skeptical of the guy but even so, I know times are hard in the USA, especially in the South-East, so I thought, why not pass a bit of my wealth to the guy. When he followed up with his post about buying IKEA furniture, I knew the guy was a) a moron and b) probably a swindler. No one down on their luck buys new furniture.

That said, it is great we all chipped in. It is just sad that this guy bilked the community for $8000 CAD when that money could have gone to real charities.

In the future, only give to registered charities and perhaps all calls for support should be mod approved before being posted.

12-31-2015, 06:21 PM	#32
peter12 Self Imposed Retirement Join Date: Jul 2002 Exp:	I think I donated 20 or 30 bucks to him in the original thread. Not a lot to anyone who makes a good income. I was unaware that PIMKING had started other Gofundme initiatives on this page. I was quite skeptical of the guy but even so, I know times are hard in the USA, especially in the South-East, so I thought, why not pass a bit of my wealth to the guy. When he followed up with his post about buying IKEA furniture, I knew the guy was a) a moron and b) probably a swindler. No one down on their luck buys new furniture. That said, it is great we all chipped in. It is just sad that this guy bilked the community for $8000 CAD when that money could have gone to real charities. In the future, only give to registered charities and perhaps all calls for support should be mod approved before being posted.