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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

FBI manhunt for woman accused of faking terminal brain cancer to scam family and friends out of thousands

The FBI is hunting for a woman accused of faking terminal brain cancer and scamming her loved ones out of thousands of dollars.

Vanessa O’Rourke, a 37-year-old originally from Harleysville, Pennsylvania, lied about having glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, and told her friends and family she needed money for treatment, investigators alleged. She was indicted on 15 counts of wire fraud in 2018 and remains on the run.

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