Disgusting Scam

[disco man]

Article by Richard Noone.


It's a story that would break anybody's heart,a young mother of six stricken by terminal cancer and left with only three years to live. The tale prompted friends and strangers,including the former wife of murdered Melbourne crime boss Carl Williams,to give to a fundraising campaign generating thousands for cancer battler Elizabeth "Elle" Edmunds. The only problem was the story wasn't true.
People were told the 31-year-old had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in April and that by September it had spread to her lungs. But last week the alleged scam unravelled when family and friends learned "Elle" never had cancer. A man purporting to be the women's de facto partner revealed on the Facebook page documenting Elizabeth's struggle that he had been duped as well. "She has never had cancer," he said. Police said they were investigating but no charges had been laid yet. Yesterday the Lake Macquarie women believed to have benefited from the thousands of dollars raised was asked to explain her actions. She replied "I've got extremely serious mental health issues." In her apparent struggle against the disease detailed online she shaved her head and posted on Facebook about dreaming of her funeral.

And one of her supporters claimed on the social media site Edmunds refused to let anyone go with her on her "chemotherapy" treatments. "She made everyone...believe it. She made us do everything for her and if we didn't she would guilt trip us saying we didn't care she had cancer," she wrote. It's believed a referral to the Mummy's Wish Foundation in September,which resulted in a $500 eftpos card,was the beginning of her windfall. A dedicated bank account was also set up,along with a donation website,which had nearly $2000 pledged before it was taken down. Ms Williams,who organised a $150-a-head dinner for Edmunds,was just one of the furious fundraisers yesterday. She said Australian actor Lance Delaforce,who went to school with Ms Edmunds,asked her to help with the fundraising efforts. "It's sad because it has made me not want to help anyone else," she said. Disgusted Western Sydney mum Jess McKay did not know "Elle" but helped run a Facebook page to raise money; "I've dropped off donation tins. The Sydney Roosters sent me a ball signed by Michael Jennings.

I don't really know what to say about this sort of thing in a civil sort of manner. And hiding behind mental illness just makes it worse. She should have to spend a long time in jail for what she has done.

[Chenz]

Better still, make her do volunteer work in a kids cancer clinic cleaning up after they have had chemo.
The depths that some people will go to for a quid is staggering

[Ausfree]

Some people are just plain rotten.

[disco man]

Some people are just plain rotten.

G'day Mr Free,yep bloody low act some people are just plain scum.

[Ausfree]

G'Day DM!! It says she is a Lake Macquarie woman, I haven't heard anything locally about her but then again she may not have made the general news yet!!!.........................then of cause, I might have missed it!!

[disco man]

G'Day DM!! It says she is a Lake Macquarie woman, I haven't heard anything locally about her but then again she may not have made the general news yet!!!.........................then of cause, I might have missed it!!

G'day mate. I was going to ask you if you had a bit more info from down your way. She is a nasty piece of work.

[Ausfree]

There is a small column about her on page three of the local paper today. Doesn't tell me anymore than what has already been mentioned on this Thread!!!

[Mongrel6660]

At lest she will be easily recognized with that neck tattoo when she next is scamming people. [Elizabeth "Elle" Edmunds.ATTACH]86612[/ATTACH]

[101RRS]

There was a similar case being covered in the evening TV tabloids a couple of years back. Initially thought it was the same person.

Maybe this grub got the idea from these earlier TV reports.

Garry

[Sandgroper]

What a worthless piece of garbage that creature is. I hope she is recognised and shunned by all in her community for the rest of her days, she deserves no less.