Read The Unbelievable Text Messages Behind $400K GoFundMe Scam

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The first text was sent less than one hour after the “Paying it Forward” campaign went live.

“Okay so wait the gas part is completely made up…But the guy isn’t…I had to make something up to make people feel bad,” Kate McClure told her best friend in a Nov. 10 text.

The text would be a key piece of evidence that revealed what was thought to be a heartwarming fundraiser to help a homeless Philadelphia man was actually a fabricated tale in an effort to scam thousands of people out of more than $400,000. It was just one of 60,000 messages authorities would review in the investigation that led to charges against the three co-conspirators on Thursday.

“This gas story is gonna backfire,” McClure’s friend told her at one point.

“Nah, it’s all good,” McClure responded. “How would it?”

But it did.

The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced charges of conspiracy and theft by deception against McClure, her boyfriend Mark D’Amico and homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt, of Philadelphia, on Thursday. All three allegedly fabricated their story with the intent of creating the GoFundMe account to raise money for themselves, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.

Read more here: Homeless Vet, NJ Couple Made Up $400K GoFundMe Scam: Prosecutors

But did the couple begin with noble intentions? And did they do themselves in with their own text messages? Below are some of the text messages that show what went on behind the scenes as the trio collected more than $400,000 from an unsuspecting public during the online fundraiser. The messages were provided to the media by authorities as part of the probable cause statement this week.

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