Mum lied about terminal cancer to rake in £22,000 from well-wishers on Facebook
dailystar.co.ukadmitted lying about having terminal cancer to rake in £20,000 from well-wishers, reports say.Megan Scotcher, 27, falsely claimed she had months to live after hospital scans revealed seven tumours in her lungs on Facebook.She had suffered from cancer but was cured with chemotherapy and surgery then lied about a hospital check-up last July.On Thursday Scotcher, of Ripley, Derbyshire pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation, The Sun reports.She appeared at Nottingham Crown Court by video link before sentencing was adjourned to September for psychiatric reports.It was reported that the mum-of-two falsely claimed her cancer had returned and had been told by doctors that because of previous treatments, her organs had been too.
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