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GoFundMe Reviews Summary

GoFundMe has a rating of 2.1 stars from 508 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with GoFundMe most frequently mention freedom convoy, canadian truckers and political pressure. GoFundMe ranks 2nd among Crowd Funding sites.

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Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Go fund me review
February 5, 2022

I was a gho fun me fan untill i got $6 taken and not returned. Also the go fund me has taken around 9 million dollers from the canadian freedome ralley campain,,, id say this is a bad way to make business. And we would like that money back,, don't rtrust the go fund me also they like to with hold or put your donations on hold... bad verry bad,,,

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
Ireland
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Theft of Freedom Movement fund
February 5, 2022

Gofundme have blocked the 9million raised in the Convoy freedom movement 2022 donations raised.
They are not returning the money to the donators. This is theft on a huge scale.

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Total rip off
February 5, 2022

The funds donated don't make it to the cause. Completely unfair, and to top it off, they REFUSE to answer any questions you have! Easier to set up a email and deposit it yourself! Don't fall for this scam of a "non profit"

Date of experience: February 5, 2022
Canada
1 review
24 helpful votes
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Scabby thieves
February 5, 2022

Stealing over 10 million raised for peaceful protests, then only releasing 1 million. Guessing they took a payout from the Canadian liberals. Sad to see dirty backstabbers.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
30 helpful votes
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Fraud
February 5, 2022

They are steeling money from hard working people all over the world and not giving the funds to the charity that they choice. This is completely unacceptable and fraud, there is no way they don't hold strong political ties which is unethical for a holding company

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Money fraud
February 5, 2022

I had an unpleasant experience with go and is currently under investigation with the fraud department. Bad experience and I do not recommend.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Political pressure
February 5, 2022

Allowing and being influenced by political pressure to seize honest donations for peaceful freedom convoy, shame on you go fund me

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
23 helpful votes
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Criminals do not use
February 5, 2022

This company will $#*! down and withold your funds based on rumors and not facts. Even more shocking is that they will then donate the funds to a charity of their choosing unless every donor request a refund. Avoid at all costs.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
2 reviews
36 helpful votes
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Freedom Convoy 2022
February 5, 2022

I donated my hard earned money to Freedom Convoy 2022 for #FreedomOfChoice not to charity you will "verify ".

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Terrible company
February 5, 2022

Stay away. They will take your money and give it to causes they deem appropriate. Very disappointed in their actions.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Beware
February 5, 2022

The biggest scam, DO NOT make mistake and open gofundme or donate
To them. This organization is fraud 100% should have read the reviews before donating the money. Ask for your money back through your bank, do not even bother asking gofundme for refund. Never ever will I use their services!

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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A significant amount of money has been donated to a peaceful group of grassroots people, and GoFundMe is choosing corporate pushback over the integrity they owe to the citizens across the globe who have donated. Don't bother wasting your time putting your money here, when they will turn on you and your cause on a dime! There are better and more effective ways to donate, than to a corporate entity that doesn't care about hardworking people, but only what they can gain politically and monetarily from blocking ordinary law-abiding citizens. The people choose where their money goes and to whom. Don't allow this sham of an organization to do what it will with your hard earned dollars!

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Shame on you!
February 5, 2022

You betrayed Canadians
You will get what you deserve soon!
How could you...

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I wouldn't even have given this company one star if it wasn't that I had to in order to write this review. I gave generously, as did tens of thousands of others, to an organization fighting for freedom in our nation. Go fund me withheld $9 million of funding based on false information peddled by mainstream media and other liberal opponents to this movement. This protest was peaceful and inspiring quite frankly. This is shameful. I am appalled. This company obviously doesn't realize that the freedom movement is fighting for the freedoms that they don't even realize that they have lost. Shame on you GOfundme. Another better platform will surely arise and outshine you. I would never give through this organization again. The corruption is shocking.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
27 helpful votes
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Biggest scam platform
February 5, 2022

This is a platform that takes people's hard earned money and won't release it to the original organizers. Instead of automatically refunding the millions of dollars to the donors they are giving the money to another organization that against the donors wishes. Please don't waste your time and energy with this company because they will screw you in the end. Horrible experience. Please use another crowd funding platform.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Utah
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Thieves and scumbags
February 5, 2022

Go fund me stole 10 million from truckers in Canada peacefully protesting for basic human rights! Shame of you! I will beer use go fund me ever again!

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Steals money from people
February 5, 2022

Steals money from donations, then do whatever they want with it. Instead of going to the right organization.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Oh my gosh! This company represented that funds being collected were for the truckers convoy. It was clear from the onset that this is a social justice convoy, fighting for our right to freedom from tyranny. This movement is of the people, for the people! Gofundme has frozen the funds and is now perpetuating lies that the convoy is violent and is anti-Canadian. You, Gofundme, has shown yourself to be anti-Canadian! How absolutely deplorable to suggest that the monies collected for the truckers will be disbursed to "other charities". You are criminals carrying out the wishes of an immoral, corrupt and tyrannical government. We are so very disappointed and angry. I will never EVER contribute to a fundraiser on your platform again. You have totally shown yourselves to be disreputable, untrustworthy, and completely lacking in moral fibre. You are nothing more than a political pawn. Shameful!

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Corrupt
February 5, 2022

I am very disappointed in GO FUND ME because of the cancellation of the convoy 2022. Canadians are proud and peacefull human beings and its very sad to see that go fund me was corrupt by the Canadian goverment.

Date of experience: February 4, 2022
Canada
1 review
13 helpful votes
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The convoy to Ottawa raised over 10 million and got shut down. Why? Cause liberals paid them off? What a load of crap. Your company should be ashamed of it self. I'll never donate to them again and will never look at this company the same again

Date of experience: February 4, 2022