A fake fundraising page for the family of one of the victims of last week's Lockhart River plane crash has been taken down.

Queensland police issued a warning on Sunday for people not to be discouraged from donating to those in need, but to be cautious about who they are donating to.

The wreckage of the Cessna 404 light plane in the far north Queensland community of Lockhart River. Credit:Nine News

Five people died after a light plane crashed in wild weather on the Cape York Peninsula on March 11.

The pilot was aged 38 while the four passengers, including three staff and a contractor with the Queensland government's building unit QBuild in Cairns, were aged 49, 57, 62 and 63.