Pretending to have a disease for personal profit
April 29, 2007 7:27 PM   Subscribe

Woman faked cancer for cash, police say A woman pretended to have liver cancer and took in about $20,000 from fundraisers to pay for her fictitious treatments.
posted by 2shay (5 comments total)

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Wow, pretty thin post, 2shay. Rest of the web.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:31 PM on April 29, 2007


Yeah, it's all about the links. Vapid discussion arises spontaneously so you don't have to just post stuff that you think will ignite it.
posted by Burhanistan at 7:33 PM on April 29, 2007


You could buy a lot of pancakes for $20,000. Who here likes pancakes? I love pancakes.
posted by grouse at 7:40 PM on April 29, 2007


Previous faked cancer scams -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 et al.
posted by ericb at 7:40 PM on April 29, 2007


The irony is that she spent all the money on booze, and now really needs a new liver.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 7:44 PM on April 29, 2007


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