But by Thursday morning, she learned that a false Instagram account was imitating her and reaching out to friends and other followers sharing a link to a false GoFundMe fundraiser. "They imitated my photos and my bio on my social media on theirs and our ...

A 93-year-old grandfather lost his Pacific Palisades house — which he’d bought in 1963 with his wife, who recently died — to the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, leaving him with only a small suitcase of clothes and not a single personal photo or keepsake.

More than $100 million has been donated to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires through GoFundMe campaigns — the popular crowdfunding platform that verifies all accounts to protect against scams.

Collectively, they’d raised more than $100 million as of Tuesday evening, a GoFundMe spokesperson told me. (The company did not immediately respond when asked where the totals currently stand.) In recent days,

You want beef with your worst nightmare, which is me right now? You post about Mandy Moore. I will ride for Mandy Moore,” the “Hills” alum said.

Afterward, Moore shared a few GoFundMe pages on her Instagram account, including her in-laws, who she mentioned were just weeks away from welcoming their first child. This drew ire from followers claiming the actress should donate her own money instead of asking “regular people.” Moore gave the following response in the now-deleted Instagram post:

Moore's brother-in-law and drummer Griffin "Griff" Goldsmith of the band Dawes took to Instagram to praise Duff for letting Moore stay with her after the family's home was deemed uninhabitable. Moore is married to Dawes singer Taylor Goldsmith and the pair share three children.

But by Thursday morning, she learned that a false Instagram account was imitating her and reaching out to friends and other followers sharing a link to a false GoFundMe fundraiser. “They ...

To help fight fraud, GoFundMe created an online hub that contains verified fundraising pages related to the L.A.-area wildfires.

In the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, Flavor Flav is using his influence and platform to assist those impacted with the launch of a fundraiser. On Monday (Jan. 20), the Public Enemy member announced the new initiative,

"Not enough is being done for the Black families and community in the aftermath of the California fires," the rapper wrote on Instagram.

After Palisades natives banded together on WhatsApp and raised more than $120,000 on GoFundMe, they face what experts say has become a common scenario after natural disasters: Unexpected scrutiny and challenges as they attempt to manage and distribute the funds.