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MBS

(9,688 posts)
Mon Feb 20, 2017, 05:11 PM Feb 2017

Corey Baker08 in critical condition : (

Cross-post from GD: Corey Baker08 in critical condition. Injured in car accident
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10028679148
Gofund me page here: https://www.gofundme.com/27-year-old-injured-in-car-accident
He seems to be just as good a guy as his posts suggest:

Corey Baker is a deeply loved brother, uncle, friend and respected member of the community. Anyone who knows him understands his passion for giving back to those in need. In addition to his dedicated career as a Security Officer, Corey is also attending college pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. Mr Baker also spends his free time volunteering for the Habitat 4 Humanity, volunteering at homeless shelters and volunteering at our local VA Medical Center by providing prayers and counseling to our nations Veterans.
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Corey Baker08 in critical condition : ( (Original Post) MBS Feb 2017 OP
Best of luck my friend. safeinOhio Feb 2017 #1
VITAL INFORMATION ALL MEMBERS PLEASE READ. PLEASE TAKE CAUTION. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #2
The caution is warranted. MBS Feb 2017 #3
Ehnn. The writing styles seem similar and you can see certain quirks that appear across all xor Feb 2017 #4

Maru Kitteh

(29,089 posts)
2. VITAL INFORMATION ALL MEMBERS PLEASE READ. PLEASE TAKE CAUTION.
Wed Feb 22, 2017, 03:47 AM
Feb 2017

Whoever was posting as Corey_Baker08 has self-deleted their posts on DU/GD upon a member finding that Corey Baker was posting casually on Facebook with no mention of any accident or emergency while he was supposedly near death in the ICU.

After reading this post, please see JenniferJunipers post here as as starting point, and other posts/info on the thread. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8688991

Here is the link to report this gofundme https://www.gofundme.com/contact?t=donation_page_report&url=27-year-old-injured-in-car-accident I hope you will take a moment to file a report with them, as many kind DU'ers, some on fixed incomes who could not afford to give, did so because we are a warm community with tender hearts for those in need. You do not need to make a contribution to file a concern. If you inform gofundme in your report that you were intentionally misled by the person soliciting funds for this gofundme account, it may help facilitate the return of funds to the kind people who gave, as that is a specific part of the "giving guarantee" language.

Posts on the Corey Baker Facebook page were suddenly made private after JJ's inquiry as to why it had been posted in very recently while the poster was supposedly in intensive care, near death. The posts were of a casual nature, ordinary chat/posting to friends with no mention of an accident, hospitalization, helicopter airlift, family emergency, etc. The OP has acknowledged that the FB page and the gofundme recipient are one and the same but denied the facebook posts, after making them private.

Despite claiming to be the brother of the poster and unfamiliar with DU formats, rules and with how to post on DU; this OP has posted this identical thread in many locations on DU including Editorials & Articles, The Lounge, a locked thread on LBN where they formatted it to look like it was in compliance with LBN rules, with a "SOURCE: DAYTON DAILY NEWS" title, General Discussion, and Community Help? Even I didn't realize that forum existed.

The poster has been asked about the Facebook posts, how "Corey" was casually posting on his FB while near death but will not answer.

The poster has been asked for a link to their own Facebook but will not answer.

The poster has been asked what day, time and location this accident supposedly happened but will not answer.

The poster has been asked what hospital the gofundme recipient is in, but will not answer.

The poster has been asked; why did, coincidentally, the posts to the Facebook suddenly become private upon being discovered by a member here? There has been no answer.

The poster has been asked why are there no media accounts of his accident, but will not answer.

The poster has been asked how they knew to blanket the whole DU community with this post, and how they knew where and how to find the right areas to post it if they were unfamiliar to DU, but will not answer.

The poster has been asked why they have provided no accountability of any kind, but will not answer.






MBS

(9,688 posts)
3. The caution is warranted.
Fri Feb 24, 2017, 07:12 PM
Feb 2017

I do wonder what happened, though. The "real" "Corey_Baker08"- the one who posted in this group last November 2016 and many times earlier -seemed like a genuine and sweet person. I couldn't imagine that he would perpetrate a scam, or even that he could be related to anyone who would do so.

I wonder if Corey's computer got stolen? his identity hacked?

It's all very strange.

xor

(1,204 posts)
4. Ehnn. The writing styles seem similar and you can see certain quirks that appear across all
Sat Feb 25, 2017, 06:46 PM
Feb 2017

samples taken from then and now. I'm not going say what they are so I don't put any "bias" into anyone else's observation if they do the comparison.

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