Australian Woman Jailed for Faking Cancer and Receiving Thousands in Donations by Complex News

A 24-year-old has been sentenced to jail for fraud after pretending to have cancer, according to a report by Newsweek. Australian Hanna Dickenson reportedly told her parents that she needed 40,000 Australian dollars, about $31,000 U.S. dollars, to pay for an overseas cancer treatment. Dickenson never had the disease. According to the Australian news site news.com.au, Dickenson was 19 when she first lied to her parents, saying that she had six months to live and was in palliative care. Since her parents are struggling farmers, they asked friends and neighbors to raise the money Dickenson claimed she needed in order to send her to Germany for her cancer treatment. Altogether they raised AU$41,770, or $32,000 USD. One person reportedly donated over $10,000 to Dickenson, while a couple, who are neighbors of the family, gave her money four separate times. Subscribe to Complex News for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl Watch 'Complex Live' on Go90 here: https://www.go90.com/shows/11cHKK3D2iU Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/Complex https://www.facebook.com/complex https://www.instagram.com/complex/ https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.

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