As donations come in for the family of fallen Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Ming , who was killed Saturday, authorities are warning the public that fake accounts have surfaced.

The Fraternal Order of Police representing WyCo deputies set up a memorial fund — with 100 percent of the money going to the Ming family — through the Public Safety Credit Union. People are also able to give to the fund through Venmo.

But already, several fraudulent funds, with a similar Venmo address, have been created.

“Unfortunately, people do like to take advantage of tragedies,” said Grace Jacobs, media specialist with the sheriff’s office. “And we don’t want people’s good intentions to get taken advantage of, or them accidentally give money to someone that wasn’t connected to this at all.”

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