It WASN'T in USA. The pictures were in Spanish. Most countries have public insurance. ( And the USA has Medicaid ). I was thinking Argentina but it was Spain. ( Also these pictures were in patient hospital pictures. With iv lines.) If treatment stopped, there would be no bed. They'd evict.
(If chemo had stopped hair would regrow. Bald head means growing cells are killed off ) Pictures should match a story.
They should. I don't know how long it takes for hair to start growing again after chemo is stopped.
I think it's the same week. Chemo kills fast dividing cells. Like hair stomach lining. Cancer.
Er Mayo clinic says 2 weeks. Maybe Longer. But it won't look fresh shaved
Good to know. Cancer is too serious not to boost folks who have it - but there are a few scammers out there and it's good to know the signs.
Again, I was assuming the photos were of a time she was getting treatment and that the treatment had been cut off. Not all countries have public insurance and Medicaid has many limitations on it. I know ppl in other countries getting jacked around by the medical industry. That not a "tell" to me.
First point is fair, but that is also a tell: Most people on a cancer journey are scrupulously honest about their journey, their stage. Where they are at, what's happening. That picture was not originally meant as "feel bad for me" it was meant as "Im fighting this and proud."
The "fuck cancer" was true to Medimas blog but the rest were misused as poverty - sick porn. Virtually all Western countries have some public insurance. The main problem they face is shortages or waitlists. (The USA is the worst) I'm on medicaid. They cover cancerchemo & many very expensive drugs
The main issue with something like cancer is need to process paperwork and sign up delays. ( Not something likely to be a problem AFTER a prior hospitalisation and cancer returning. That's another tell. ) . Medicare is far more restrictive and covers less.
This scammer didn't even understand cancer treatment. Or they would have referenced needing something new and very expensive like immunotherapy or Car-T therapy ( not classic chemo).
A more general believable story: "I will die without carT therapy and the only immunotherapy center that takes Medicaid is 300 miles away. Immediately need money for transportation hotels etc" (but this requires saying USA. A problem when hospital is Spanish. ( It was in Barcelona)
Or I'll need a transplant and it's not fully covered.
For this specific scammer, yes. It was partly the posting clues but the giveaway is the photo. Where it came from, original poster's story and all.
Using the original name and id would open them up to extra fraud charges. Not using made it easy to check for fraud. But the PayPal is still up using her pictures. There's probably other places she is using it.
Yes, but that's how you discovered it. When I know someone's using someone else's photo to raise funds (for themself, not for the person who's photo it is). I block them so I don't accidentally boost them again.
That whole "I don't want to be a burden" ( Ableist Tell ) and "I just want to pay my family back before I die". Uhg. This was sick porn written for the Able. Medima would have never said that. You can tell she's unashamed and a fighter.
All of this was contradictory because they were empty sales pitches, not a cancer patient telling their story. (Which has a clear beginning. A place. A middle. A narrative in order. ) The account might have been a scam account run by multiple people.
Your points are good. Esp since you knew the source of the photo to compare. I will try to remember the pointed scammer signs. But don't assume that just because *you* have medical care that everyone does/can get it. Or that the medical insurance in "most western countries" is necessarily any good.
But I DIDN'T know the source of the photo. It required a reverse image search. You can do that in the future too. I don't ASSUME that either. < Nor should you assume I think this. > I was just kicked off Medicare and Disability last week! I'm disabled facing chronic eviction. I CHECK things.
When you are disabled and depend on a faulty system it's deadly to just assume things or blind trust. I just googled to double check whether Medicaid covers Chemo. Literally looked it up while we talked. Check again in 2027 when the Draconian Republican cuts go thru.
I am an old, tired, retired, technically-incompetent person who boosts folks in need. If you need to be boosted b/c kicked off Disability & Medicare, either tag me or reply in my Mutual Aid thread & I'll boost you too.