Entertainment
Irish ‘royal’ con artist uses dead daughter’s photo to raise $16,000 on donation site – 9Honey
A devastated man has detailed how his ex-wife faked her status as Irish royalty and used a photo of their dead daughter to scam donors out of $16,000 ($22,560 AUD).
Jeff Welch said he felt “sick to his stomach” after learning what his con-artist ex-wife Mair Smyth had done to procure the funds on a fake GoFundMe page.
Welch told ABC’s The Con that Smyth had taken a photo of their daughter Courtney, who died of cystic fibrosis in her early 20’s and had been estranged from her mother, to raise money…
-
Noosa News17 hours agoPill checking to resume in Queensland months after government axed funding
-
Business20 hours agoWhy Austal, Boss Energy, Harvey Norman, and NextDC shares are charging higher today
-
Business21 hours agoASX shares are expensive. Here’s why you should be buying anyway
-
Business19 hours agoWhy Lynas, Mesoblast, PEXA, and Sayona Mining shares are tumbling today