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An air-ambulance crash in Elko, Nev., which killed four people — including a Utah medic — has become the latest target for bogus charity scammers.
The Elko County Sheriff's Office said the fraudulent miscreants reportedly have been going door-to-door in the northern Nevada community, seeking donations for the victims of the fiery Nov. 18 crash of an American Medflight plane.
"The families are NOT seeking donations through this avenue. Donations have been set up through a Go Fund Me account and also through Wells Fargo Bank," the sheriff's office stated.
Authorities urged anyone being solicited by such so-called fundraisers to immediately call the Elko County Sheriff's Office at 775-777-7300.
Killed when the plane experienced engine trouble and plummeted into a parking lot shortly after takeoff was the patient en route to Salt Lake City's University Hospital, Edward Clohesey of Spring Creek, Nev., and the three crew members, pilot Yuji Irie, Tiffany Urresti and Jake Shepherd, of Wellsville, Utah.
The Shepherd family's GoFundMe account can be found at: https://www.gofundme.com/jake-shepherd-memorial-fund?ssid=816188808&pos=1
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