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Fraudster mum faked cancer to dupe well-wishers out of £45,000 on GoFundMe
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dailyrecord.co.ukcancer and raked in more than £45,000 through a GoFundMe page has been found guilty of fraud. Nicole Elkabbas scammed well-wishers out of tens of thousands of pounds which she splurged on shopping trips and a club box at a football stadium, her trial heard.The convincing online fundraiser even featured a picture of her lying in a hospital bed - in a "scheme designed to trick and to con".She spoke about her ovarian cancer diagnosis, subsequent surgery and round after round of gruelling chemotherapy in what prosecutors said were "detailed lies".Elkabbas, 42, of Edge End Road in Broadstairs, Kent, was found guilty by majority verdict of fraud by false representation and possession of criminal property at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday.
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