It will come as no surprise that the producers are using Kickstarter to raise the money.

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At this time, the scam project remains in place on Kickstarter though donations are no longer open.

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Even though Kickstarter has no enforcement mechanism to prevent con artists from using the system to raise funds for fake projects, it is clear that with a direct failure rate well below 5%, founders take their obligations seriously.

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