A woman has admitted her role in concocting a feel-good tale about a homeless man rescuing her from the side of a highway in order to scam 14,000 donors out of $400,000 ($NZ590,000) in GoFundMe contributions. READ MORE:* US homeless veteran pleads guilty to US$400,000 GoFundMe scam* US couple, homeless 'good Samaritan' are charged over US$400k scam* Homeless US man will get his full $607,000, GoFundMe saysThey say the scheme "was designed to pull at the heartstrings of caring, trusting individuals." David Swanson Johnny Bobbitt Jr. Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico raised more than $US400,000 for Bobbitt Jr., a homeless man, but prosecutors say their story was a lie. No sentencing date has been set for either on those federal charges. D'Amico doesn't face any federal charges.

Source: Stuff April 16, 2019 12:00 UTC