Desperate people sometimes do desperate things, but what about those who raise money by faking an incurable disease? When the 37-year-old American's lie was exposed, everyone was stunned to hear his words. Rob Mercer played with the emotions of thousands of people by saying that he had cancer and collected Rs 25 lakhs from them through GoFundMe. But Rob's trickery was caught. You will be surprised to know that this person had committed this fraud to fulfill one of his hobbies.
According to the Mirror report, Rob from California was so desperate to play in the World Series of Poker tournament that he created a page on GoFundMe describing himself as having fourth stage cancer. Then cheated thousands of people. Rob gained support from the poker community when he told them that he was only a guest for 6 to 12 months and that it was his dream to play in tournaments.
However, Rob's lie was caught. Because, when the donors asked him some questions regarding cancer, he started giving them vague answers. This strange behavior of Rob made the donors suspect that he might have fabricated a false story. This too was soon exposed, as Rob was unable to confirm his illness with a doctor's note. After this Rob had to explain himself.
Rob admitted that he does not have colon cancer. He had come up with this trick just to play poker, so that he could get entry. The man told that everything was going well, but when people started inquiring more about cancer, he got confused.
What did GoFundMe say?
At the same time, on this matter, the crowdfunding website says that the donors will get full refund. The spokesperson said, misuse of our platform will not be tolerated at all. Immediate action is taken against those who take advantage of the generosity of our community.
Rob banned
The spokesperson said that this crowd funding has been removed with immediate effect for violating the terms of service. Meanwhile, Rob Mercer has been banned from using the platform for any future crowdfunding.
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