Broadstairs cancer faker faced fraud claims over charity boxing gala for Broadstairs Town Team
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Updated: 15:56, 01 February 2021
A mum who faked cancer to pocket £45,000 of donations also faced allegations of fraud over a charity boxing match she organised.
Nicole Elkabbas, from Broadstairs, will be sentenced this week after being found guilty of fraudulently setting up GoFundMe page, claiming she needed the money for life-saving treatment.
Nicole Elkabbas
Instead, the former Harrods worker transferred tens of thousands of pounds from well-wishers - who were convinced she was dying - into her personal bank account and used it to fund a gambling problem as well as jaunts abroad and nearly £4,000 worth of Tottenham Hotspur tickets.