A man faked having cancer to steal more than £500,000 to pay for his gambling. Peter Saad lied to a church-going friend that he had 'serious if not terminal' testicular cancer to trick him into paying hundreds of thousands of pounds to fund non-existent private treatment.
Saad, 33, produced faked cancer documents including MRI scans, reports, and consultant communications in what was branded a 'heinous' ruse. Abusing his status as a respected pharmacist, Saad swindled a total of £534,005.
The conman was eventually found out and admitted his had a gambling problem and that all the money was being used to pay off his debts. Now, the Nottingham-based pharmacist has been struck off the General Pharmaceutical Council [GPC] register following a tribunal.
