Police investigating ‘fraudulent’ GoFundMe established for Concord-Carlisle student killed in crash

CONCORD, Mass. — Police say they are aware of a fraudulent GoFundMe page created to make people believe they were helping the family of one of the three Concord-Carlisle High School students killed in a crash in Florida earlier this month.

Concord Police Chief Thomas Mulcahy told Boston 25 News that officers are aware of and investigating the fake page titled “Help Cover Funeral Costs for Hannah Wasserman.”

The fake page was set up under the name of Rex Riessen. Jayme Kennedy Riessen shared that her son had no part in establishing the page and asked people not to donate to the fundraiser.

“Rex did not start this fundraiser, we do not know who did, and have reported it. Please do not donate as this is not a verified effort. Please share!!!“ Riessen wrote on April 22.

Jimmy McIntosh, Hannah Wasserman and Maisey O’Donnell, three seniors at the high school, passed away due to the crash.

A fourth student suffered critical injuries.

A spokesperson for GoFundMe told Boston 25 News that all donors have been refunded.

“Our hearts go out to the community after this tragedy. At GoFundMe, being a safe and trusted place to give and receive help is our top priority and we are continuing to monitor the platform for any fundraisers related to this incident,” a GoFundMe spokesperson said. “When there’s an unspeakable tragedy, people have a deep urge to help and provide comfort to those affected - it’s not uncommon for someone to create a GoFundMe to help another individual after a news report. All funds remained safely held by our payment processors during our review process to help ensure funds were safely delivered to the family, at no point did the organizer have access to the funds. As our Trust & Safety team did not receive a response to our outreach, all donors have been refunded and the fundraiser removed.”

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