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Loughborough woman who lied about brain cancer jailed | Loughborough woman who lied about brain cancer jailed |
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A woman who pretended to have brain cancer and claimed about £250,000 from family and friends has been jailed. | A woman who pretended to have brain cancer and claimed about £250,000 from family and friends has been jailed. |
Jasmin Mistry, 36, created messages from a fictitious doctor to convince people she was terminally ill. | Jasmin Mistry, 36, created messages from a fictitious doctor to convince people she was terminally ill. |
Her con was uncovered when it emerged a brain scan, which she said was her own, had been taken from Google. | |
At Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, Mistry was jailed for four years. She had admitted one count of fraud by false representation. | At Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, Mistry was jailed for four years. She had admitted one count of fraud by false representation. |
The Met Police said Mistry, of Mallard Road, Loughborough, first told her husband she had cancer in 2013 and supported this using a WhatsApp message sent, apparently, by her doctor. | The Met Police said Mistry, of Mallard Road, Loughborough, first told her husband she had cancer in 2013 and supported this using a WhatsApp message sent, apparently, by her doctor. |
In further fake messages, the "doctor" said Mistry had only six months to live but could be treated in the US at a cost of about £500,000. | In further fake messages, the "doctor" said Mistry had only six months to live but could be treated in the US at a cost of about £500,000. |
Her husband then contacted family and friends to ask for donations for her treatment, raising £253,122 in total. | Her husband then contacted family and friends to ask for donations for her treatment, raising £253,122 in total. |
However, the messages from the medic had actually been sent by Mistry, using a different SIM card, according to the Met. | However, the messages from the medic had actually been sent by Mistry, using a different SIM card, according to the Met. |
Suspicions were raised when her husband's friend found her brain scan on Google. | Suspicions were raised when her husband's friend found her brain scan on Google. |
Police said a tumour showed on the scan was "so severe that it would be fatal for the person with it". | Police said a tumour showed on the scan was "so severe that it would be fatal for the person with it". |
Mistry was arrested in November 2017 and told officers she was not terminally ill and did not know why she had lied. | Mistry was arrested in November 2017 and told officers she was not terminally ill and did not know why she had lied. |
Det Con Jon Bounds said: "Mistry went to extreme lengths to manipulate those closest to her emotionally and financially to defraud her now former husband and his family out of a large sum of money." | Det Con Jon Bounds said: "Mistry went to extreme lengths to manipulate those closest to her emotionally and financially to defraud her now former husband and his family out of a large sum of money." |
He called it a "bizarre" and "shocking" case. Scotland Yard said 20 members of Mistry's extended family and eight others were found to have given her money. | He called it a "bizarre" and "shocking" case. Scotland Yard said 20 members of Mistry's extended family and eight others were found to have given her money. |
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