BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Marshall Fire victims already dealing with so much trying to pick up the pieces in the aftermath, are now being targeted by scammers trying to take money.

Camden Hall, a Boulder County resident who lost his home in the fire told FOX31 and Channel 2, someone on Instagram reached out offering him a donation to help after losing everything.

“Taking advantage of someone in a situation like this is pretty ruthless I believe,” Hall said. 

Hall said the scammer asked him to make a deposit of $187 and the donated funds of $1,500 would be transferred.

“She was reassuring and trying to be confident and sent a picture of her ID and claiming she’s helping all these people and can’t take the risk of being tied up in a scam,” Hall said.

He said after he made the deposit, the scammer asked for an additional $405 for a charge called a “PVC.” Hall said he doesn’t know what PVC stands for.

The scammer posed under a company called Angel Group Funding under Eva Friendly Inc. Hall said the scammer claimed to be an angel investor and stopped responding once Hall asked for his money back.

“I put the ultimatum that if they don’t give me my money back, I’ll go to police and post something on social media,” Hall said.

He wants other victims from the fire to be careful because if it seems too good to be true that it could be.

“I wanted it to be true and believe it, because this whole incident since the Marshall Fire has been surreal with all the help,” Hall said.  

FOX31 and Channel 2 reached out to the original Instagram user for more questions about the company and we have yet to hear back.