Kickstarter has devolved into a front for scammers seeking to take advantage of legitimate startups that built the platform. If you know the company creating a campaign and know for sure that it has a solid track record, then Kickstarter is ok, but since Kickstarter does not provide any avenue for dealing with outright scammers, it's becoming a scammer magnet. Avoid it... join the other creators who are moving to other crowdfunding platforms for your crowdfunding needs if you're looking at crowdfunding.