Boy 's neighbor raised over £20,000 for after being scammed with counterfeit money bydastardly thieves. rice field.
Her 11-year-old Jeremy, from Everett, Washington, was scammed while sellinglemonade.
The young entrepreneur reportedly used his pocket money to set up a kiosk when he was targeted by an opportunistic man who handed him a fake $100 (£80) bill. increase.
The crook bought Jeremy a glass of lemonade for him with counterfeit money and demanded exact change from the boy.
Jeremy was only able to give him his $85 (£70) remaining pocket money as the brutal crook walked away.
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Fox 13 News)Dream of buying a vending machine and tried to spend money at a local petrol station, only to be informed it was a fake.
Neighborhood Amy Steenfot felt sorry for her young friend and appealed to the GoFundMe folks to help with a cash refund. People responded overwhelmingly to the $250 (£206) goal.
Amy wrote on the page: } Jeremy used his pocket money to pay the scammers change ( Image:
“Jeremy is 11 years old and quite the entrepreneur. I know how to do it), mow my neighbor's garden, and shovel snow in the winter.
"He dreams of owning his own vending machine business in the future."
The fund is now at $24,570, equivalent to just over £20,000.
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Fox 13 News)One of the $10 donors said: Always be careful. Always warn adults to be safe when you think something is going wrong.
Another said: "Jeremy, good luck in your future endeavours." I pray... keep working hard and enjoy the fruits of your labor!"
Kevin B Flahout's one donation brought in an incredibly generous $1,000.
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Go Fund me)In an attempt to identify a suspect, local police said:
"Jeremy did his best to exploit all of his pocket money to give the suspect $85 in change." I am looking for work by mowing people's lawns and shoveling snow in the winter.
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