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Woman accused of shocking ploy to ‘raise money for gambling’ – Yahoo News Australia
A court has been told a woman who set up a GoFundMe page lied and tricked people into thinking she had cancer to raise money for shopping and gambling sprees…
A woman has been accused of faking cancer to raise money for shopping and gambling sprees, a court has heard.
Nicole Elkabbas, 42, from the UK, set up a GoFundMe page in 2018 with an allegedly staged picture of her in a hospital bed, which prosecutor Ben Irwin claimed was the crux of her ruse.
Mr Irwin told the Canterbury Crown Court this week the former Harrods fashion consultant also included detailed lies on the website, saying shed been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had undergone surgery…
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