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August 6, 2010

Woman lies about having cancer, takes donated funds

A Toronto woman who told friends that she had terminal cancer and then set up a fake charity has been exposed as a fake, according to the Toronto Sun.

Ashley Kirilow is now missing with the thousans of dollars that people thought was going to cancer research through Change for a Cure.

On Facebook, the very venue that the woman used to scam people, there now a facebook page DEMANDING ASHLEY KIRILOW BE HELD FULLY ACCOUTABLE AND ARRESTED! It's got 249 members and they all seem pretty disgusted that someone would prey on others, particularly those who have lost loved ones.

So, think it's easier now in the age of social media to scam people? Will people always fall for a sad story? Does this make you less likely to give to a charity?

Photo courtesy of Demanding Ashley Kirilow be held fully accountable and arrested Facebook page

Posted by Meredith Cohn at 1:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Cancer

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What kind of monster could do this!!!

There are many others who ACTUALLY are sick and need treatment and can't afford it, and can't get the help to be able to treatment!! It is monsters like her, that make people like me think twice when I give to charities because of acts like her!!!

I HOPE WHEN THEY FIND HER THEY MAKE HER GO TO A CHEMO TREATMENT CENTER AND CLEAN UP AFTER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOT SICK ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE OF CHEMO AND THEN THROW THE BOOK AT HER!

Posted by: snuggles | August 6, 2010 4:54 PM

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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