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Sue them and use crowd funding.

https://www.crowdtilt.com/

Make it clear in your project description that you will not settle.

I had a discussion with support via live chat. They are watching and vetting those when needed. I've started my own campaign on there as this comes at an opportune time so we'll see. https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/help-me-document-meeting-my-son

Crowdtilt actually seems to do a bit more due diligence.

That sounds nice.. but take a look at this project.

That's a successful project on crowdtilt. How did they verify that? How did they know it wasn't a scam. Did they talk to "Tiffany Hagans" and ask how much of that money she received? Did they even check if she was real? I doubt it. I'm not even sure how they could ensure it wasn't a scam and/or that the poster didn't take a portion for himself.

At least on kickstarter, because the project has some sort of result that I can see, I would know if I was scammed. On Crowdtilt, I don't think there's anyone who could tell where the money donated to hagans actually went, or if they were scammed (even they know the guy IRL who posted it, they still wouldn't know if he skimmed some for himself).

Scammers.. no kidding. This one literally reads like one of those nigerian emails.

Definitely not a scam. "Hagan" doesn't even sound Nigerian.

But if it were real, would I want a co-worker to post my first name, last name, age, location, and the fact that I'am a single mom???

What you described is the impression I got from it. This actually comes at a good time for me to try this out, as the last 2 days I have been talking with friends and family and your site is going to make it easier. https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/help-me-document-meeting-my-son They're happy 'cuz it's slowing me down a bit. :)

Scammers.. no kidding. This one literally reads like one of those nigerian emails.

Not saying that one is a scam.. but how do we know the money was donated like he says. That he didn't skim a little for himself, etc.

https://www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/help-me-document-meeting-my-son Lets see. If it actually goes through I'm going to have to go through with it, but it'll be something nice I can leave for him.