Donations pour in after Washington boy was ripped off with counterfeit bill at his lemonade stand
Aug 6, 2022, 3:49 PM | Updated: 3:53 pm
Everett Police in Washington state is hoping the public can help identify the man that stiffed an 11-year-old boy with a fake $100 bill to buy lemonade from his stand. When a neighbor of the family found out what happened, she organized a GoFundMe account for him that has raised more than $1,800. (Everett Police Department/Facebook)
(Everett Police Department/Facebook)
(CNN) — Everett Police in Washington state is hoping the public can help identify the man that stiffed an 11-year-old boy with a fake $100 bill to buy lemonade from his stand.
“Over the summer, an 11-year-old Jeremy spent his allowance money to set up a lemonade stand on Beverly Blvd. As he worked in the sun trying to earn a little extra spending money, he was approached by the pictured suspect, who offered him a 100-dollar bill for a drink but asked for exact change,” Everett Police said in a Facebook post.
Jeremy used all his allowance money to give the man $85 dollars in change, only to later find out that the $100 dollar bill was fake when he went to a local gas station to buy something and was left with no allowance money.
Everett PD are trying to find the man accused of scamming a 12 year old running a lemonade stand by giving him a fake 100 dollar bill. I caught up with Jeremy today, who's quite the young entrepreneur and now has the community rallying around him @KING5Seattle pic.twitter.com/gTZtv7z9PD
— Julie Calhoun (@JulieCalhounTV) August 6, 2022
However, this sad story does have a good ending.
When a neighbor of the family found out what happened to Jeremy, she helped organize a GoFundMe account for him that has so far raised more than $1,800.
Police are asking anyone with information on the suspect to please call (425) 257-8450, or to send a Facebook message.
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