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by smacktoward 5163 days ago
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.