A couple in their 40s from Adelaide, Australia, has been charged with fraud after allegedly deceiving the public into donating AUD 60,000 (approximately USD 55,000) under the pretense that their six-year-old son was suffering from cancer. In a separate case, a mother was accused of conning her ex-partner out of £34,000 by pretending to be seriously ill in a hospital, even enlisting a friend to impersonate a surgeon. Additionally, a man was implicated in a major cruise fraud, having defrauded 184 victims out of £400,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle. In another case, a woman who ran a GoFundMe campaign claiming to have Stage 4 cancer was sentenced after it was revealed she fabricated her illness to gain sympathy and donations. Lastly, the boss of WealthTek has been charged with a £64 million fraud aimed at supporting a luxurious lifestyle.