| are many people making money in the name of | | | | The next category of cancer and fraud consists |
| cancer today. The internet is a boon for genuine | | | | of people who are actually healthy but claim to |
| patients to reach out for help, but it is increasingly | | | | have cancer. This way they garner support from |
| becoming a double edged sword. There are many | | | | family and friends and in some instances the |
| unscrupulous elements who also grab such | | | | whole community to raise funds for their |
| chances to make the most by claiming to be | | | | purported treatment. There is an ethical dilemma |
| victims of the disease. The article discuses how to | | | | because it would be painful to ask a genuine |
| tackle cancer and fraud. | | | | victim to prove his or her cancer and this would |
| You might have seen different aspects of cancer | | | | be the only way to ascertain the existence of the |
| and its victims. There are numerous stories | | | | disease. Such scamsters also find it very easy to |
| pouring out every second on the Internet about | | | | produce fake documentation regarding their claims. |
| people suffering from cancer who appeal for | | | | The punishment for such crimes is also lenient, |
| funds to get treatment. There are also scamsters | | | | making it a difficult scheme to stop. One way of |
| who go the extra mile and tell you about different | | | | protecting yourself from such fraud is to donate |
| treatments available which are supposed to be | | | | to a registered cancer society rather than to |
| useful against cancer. This article gives you an | | | | individual patients. You can also consider donating |
| orientation about what types of scams connect | | | | to hospitals which specialize in cancer treatment. |
| cancer and fraud. | | | | Another variety of scams connecting cancer and |
| The first type is the most dangerous, especially if | | | | fraud are through emails. The con artists send |
| you or a loved one suffers from cancer. Although | | | | emails to people claiming they are the sole heirs |
| this cannot be put into the fraud category per se, | | | | to a legacy and are afflicted with cancer. The |
| the absolute hazards of this category of scams in | | | | email would further say that they would like to |
| cancer and fraud, make it worthwhile to mention | | | | send all their money or a portion of their large |
| them. There are numerous websites which | | | | inheritance to you on the condition that you give |
| advertise cures for cancer. The websites cite | | | | them important information like your bank |
| users who have found the treatment helpful to | | | | account number or they might try to get you to |
| completely cure themselves of the disease. This | | | | pay a certain fee to entitle yourself to the |
| sort of false hope can be very dangerous for | | | | inheritance. In any instance of an email fraud |
| cancer patients and more so for those in terminal | | | | never respond to the email. You should never |
| stages of the disease. The best course of action | | | | give personal information like bank account |
| is to ignore such hoaxes and to consult and follow | | | | numbers over the internet either. |
| the instructions of a qualified oncologist. | | | | |