Friends of the pastor killed in last week害羞草研究所檚 fiery crash at the border say someone tried to capitalize on fundraising efforts meant to support Rev. Tom Cheung害羞草研究所檚 family.

Pastor Peter Teh of Port Moody Pacific Grace MB Church said Thursday that a fake GoFundMe account that closely duplicated one that launched Saturday has been shut down.

害羞草研究所淲e created a website through the gofundme.com, then someone actually copied the front page and created another one, with a different title,害羞草研究所� Teh told Peace Arch News.

害羞草研究所淪omeone noticed, so we informed GoFundMe and they took it off, immediately.害羞草研究所�

Teh did not know if anyone had donated to the second site.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 sad, people taking advantage of such tragedy.害羞草研究所�

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He said he was not surprised, however, by the groundswell of support for , which aims to raise $100,000 for Cheung害羞草研究所檚 wife and three children.

As of Thursday afternoon, more than $90,000 had been donated.

It was launched, Teh said, in response to the number of requests to help.

害羞草研究所淓ven before we created a website, a lot of people were asking how they could help financially,害羞草研究所� he said.

Cheung was the breadwinner for his family, and popular with his congregation, Teh said.

害羞草研究所淧eople just love him,害羞草研究所� he said.

Teh said the pastor had travelled to the states to pick up some books on May 2, the day of the crash.

He died around 11:30 a.m., after a Porsche Cayenne SUV slammed into the Toyota Sienna van he was driving in the northbound-approach lanes of the Douglas (Peace Arch) border. The vehicles came to rest in a garden that adorns the Peace Arch Park median, and the van burst into flames.

A Washington State man was arrested at the scene, and police announced the following day that he had been released in consultation with the BC Prosecution Service. No further updates have been issued.

Teh, who described Cheung as a friend of more than 20 years, said Cheung害羞草研究所檚 family only got confirmation from police Wednesday that DNA testing had positively identified their patriarch as the crash victim, 害羞草研究所渟o they are going through a hard time today,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淚f you害羞草研究所檙e Christian, continue to pray for the family,害羞草研究所� he said.

A service has not yet been planned.