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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Lee Bullen & Reanna Smith

Woman accused of faking cancer and shaving her head to scam people out of cash

A woman allegedly faked a cancer diagnosis in an elaborate scam to convince kindhearted people to give her money.

Camilla Maria Barbosa dos Santos, from Brazil, has been accused of shaving her hair off to make it look like she was having chemotherapy and lying about undergoing treatment.

The 27-year-old, who has been investigated for embezzlement, told people that she was fundraising for "treatment".

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