A mum who faked that she had been identified with most cancers and raised £45k has been ordered to repay simply £5. Nicole Elkabbas, 44, raised cash from well-wishers by a GoFundMe web page.
She was solely caught out in her scheme when her advisor oncologist found the fundraising web page asking for cash to pay for personal ovarian most cancers therapy. She had been given the all-clear by medics within the UK.
He noticed the picture used on the web page was snapped in Margate Hospital - not Spain as she claimed. It was really taken after she had gall bladder surgical procedure mere months prior, Birmingham Reside studies.
Police then obtained in contact with Barcelona's Teknon Clinic the place she claimed to be staying, they usually stated that that they had by no means heard of her earlier than. Elkabbas has now been ordered to pay again only a fiver of the money.
The order was made on account of her not having any monetary belongings or the flexibility to repay her practically 700 victims. The mum-of-one, from Kent, used the funds to go on vacation, buy soccer tickets, and gamble.
The previous Harrods vogue advisor plead not responsible in her trial in November 2020. She claimed she genuinely believed she had most cancers. She was sentenced to 2 years and 9 months in jail in November at Canterbury Crown Courtroom.
Decide Mark Weekes stated throughout the sentencing: "You produced detailed and at instances graphic accounts of the therapy you had been receiving with a view to conserving these you had snared in your internet of lies paying you cash. All of the whereas, you had been playing, having fun with purchasing journeys and luxuries in Italy and Spain at their expense."
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