The GoFundMe had amassed nearly $3,000 at the time.
When tragedy strikes and you're left with nothing, many turn to friends and family for help. In the age of technology, a lot of that help can come in the form of online donations through sites like GoFundMe. The I-Team at Scripps News Milwaukee sits down with a family from Hartford, Wisconsin, who leaned on friends in a desperate time of need, only to find out help wasn't what they were getting."We were in Orlando.
"We got an email back from GoFundMe letting us know that unfortunately the funds had already been withdrawn from the account," Multhauf said.Multhauf said GoFundMe told her the money went to one of her friends who had set up the account. She then found out the friend had entered her own banking information to take the money.
A representative for GoFundMe said no one was able to do an interview with the I-Team. Instead, we were sent the following statement: Multhauf said in hindsight, she should've been the sole beneficiary on the account and recommends that to others who are using GoFundMe too.
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