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		smacktoward on April 25, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kickstarter game project raises $10k, made using a... Kickstarter doesn't vet projects at all: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backing%20a%20project#Wh... They also don't do any checking to validate that the person behind a project is who they claim to be: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backing%20a%20project#Ho... Their entire fraud prevention program can be summed up in two words: caveat emptor.

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