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In reply to the discussion: I'm feeling pretty depressed [View all]MerrilyMerrily
(158 posts)mvd put his name out there in a GoFundMe. Otherwise, I wouldn't know it. Several people have mentioned his state, not his location. I don't know your full name. If you have given your full name to some posters here, I assume you limited that to people you trust. However, those who DO know you that well might look up your father's obituary - to see if there is a tribute page where they can offer you words of comfort. What would be creepy about that?
You did go to my profile to find out what you could about me, right? Perfectly reasonable thing to do. People want to know who they're dealing with. Not just when they want money, but especially then.
And surely you can see that no one asking for money has the right to say, "But don't make sure I'm telling the truth - You don't know me but act now!!"
I don't know if you've seen PennRalphie's post above (the title is "Sigh" . His post below, asking you to consider talking to mvd privately about getting real help, completes the picture.
If YOU needed financial help temporarily, people here on DU who trust you to be telling the truth about your emergency would give happily. I imagine lots of people here trust you. You must see that someone who very frequently and very persistently asks for money, but gets tangled up in changing facts and dubious excuses, is a horse of a different color.