Story out of Shafter, California:
A Bakersfield woman says her face has been posted on donation jars across Shafter, asking for donations to pay for a funeral.
Lupita Gonzalez says her mother was contacted over the weekend by a family member who lives in Shafter, concerned that Lupita had passed away. Taken aback, Lupita said she immediately got a call from her mom to check on her well-being.
She was indeed alive and the picture had been taken from her Facebook profile. Along with the picture, the jars had a sob story about a girl named "Enriquetta Nunez" who had died and whose family needed money to bring her remains back to Mexico.
If Enriquetta was ever a real person, she certainly was not the one pictured on the jars. Lupita said she and her family found 2 jars at different business in Shafter. They heard about another one, but were unable to retrieve it.
"It's a scary feeling," said Lupita about the situation. Cont.
Story from - KBAK/KBFX
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