Numerous Scams Reported Regarding Glenview Teen's Death: Police

GLENVIEW, IL — Police are warning residents of "numerous" scams that have recently surfaced relating to the recent passing of Marko Niketic, the 17-year-old Glenbrook South student who died in a car crash on May 12. According to police, the teen's family has not authorized, organized or participated in any Facebook or GoFundMe pages to solicit donations.

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Glenview police said they are working to have the pages removed. They are asking anyone who comes across any requests to donate money to report it to GoFundMe or Facebook directly as a scam.

"If you have already donated money to a GoFundMe page, you should immediately request a refund through the website and report the page as a scam," police said Tuesday.

Patch found one of these pages, currently up on GoFundMe, that has already raised $1,200 of a $7,000 goal.

A representative from GoFundMe reached out to Patch and said that the company's Trust & Safety team "is investigating and has reached out to the organizer for more information. If any donor would like to request a refund in the meantime, we will process it for them."

GoFundMe is backed by a "Giving Guarantee" which the representative said "protects donors and their generosity." GoFundMe guarantees a full donation refund "in the rare case something isn’t right." Learn more here: gofundme.com/c/safety/gofundme-guarantee

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