KEWANEE, Ill. — Police in Kewanee are sounding the alarm on a scam posing as a cancer prevention organization. A fraudulent letter and check were sent in the mail to a Kewanee resident, who reported ...

A Southern Illinois woman is facing charges after allegedly trying to scam people for money by falsely claiming she and her son had cancer. The Belleville News Democrat reports that 25-year-old ...

A mother living in a Philadelphia suburb is facing jail time after being accused by police of duping good Samaritans out of more than $10,000 by claiming she had cancer. In June, the donations started ...

Editor’s note: A statement from the Prevent Cancer Foundation was added to this story on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The York County Regional Police Department sent out a warning Monday about a recent scam ...

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Chester County woman charged with faking her cancer diagnosis will go to trial. Jessica Smith is accused of collecting more than $10,000 in online donations ...

Faking cancer isn’t just lying—it’s a performance that relies on sympathy, confusion, and people not asking hard questions. But once medical records, timelines, and basic verification enter the ...