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Douche of the Day: Bride lies about cancer.

highland145

highland145

Lifer
Hey, I've got an idea. Let's rip off some people.

Now O'Connell says his wife, Jessica Vega, had pretended — saying she had terminal leukemia in order to scam him, everyone they knew and a long list of strangers who heard her story and wanted to help.
O'Connell and Vega were featured April 26 in a Times Herald-Record story about the many people who had come together to organize a dream wedding while the bride was still strong enough to walk down the aisle.
The story prompted dozens of others to help the 23-year-olds and their baby daughter in the week leading up to their May 2 wedding.
Strangers had donated everything from Vega's dress to wedding photos. For the couple's honeymoon, they flew on donated plane tickets to Aruba, where they stayed in a donated time share and spent donated money.
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I know it's not uncommon. Just pisses me off.




The rest of the article. More info.
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100906/NEWS/9060333
 
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moshquerade said:
twice
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Seems like it is just the bride?

I don't get this part.

"Yes! I did it!" he said. O'Connell has said he's glad to think Vega will live, but he is candidly bitter about being duped.
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What is he so excited about? Calling the Dr's office? Sounds like he's done it plenty of times.

EDIT: Damn you Mr. Pickins!
 
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I had a friend in college who fell for a similar scam. Actually, a lot of people in her town did. The people skipped town when others started catching wind, not sure if they ever caught the couple that did it.

Apparently this shit can get pretty elaborate. Think Royal Tenenbaums, but with better props.
 
I have a friend who lied about having cancer as well. Not quite sure why he lied about it as everyone knew he was lying.
 
polarmystery said:
I have a friend who lied about having cancer as well. Not quite sure why he lied about it as everyone knew he was lying.
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Some people lie just for the (temporary) attention and/or sympathy. Of course the lie needs more work to maintain the longer the pretense needs to be kept up....
 
I just never understand how these people expect the scam to end. Fake her own death? Get that Benny Hill evangelist guy to faith heal her? I mean, do they not think like a month down the line?
 
Colt45 said:
give her cancer? win?
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How do you give someone cancer? :hmm:

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0roo0roo said:
do courts legally invalidate such marriages?
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Depends on the state. In some, this type of thing is grounds for an anulment. In others, it is just grounds for a "for cause" divorce. In still others, it might not be grounds for either (might be able to use it as leverage for a "no fault" divorce).

Of course, I'm not a family law attorney, so take what I say here with a grain of salt.
 
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