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Australian ‘influencer’ Belle Gibson faked cancer and used profits to trade cryptocurrency

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Australian ‘influencer’ Belle Gibson faked cancer and used profits to trade cryptocurrency

Authorities are investigating an Australian social media influencer‘s bank accounts after she defrauded her followers with fake cancer claims and used the money to trade cryptocurrency. Annabelle “Belle” Gibson has been systematically lying to her followers and using her company’s profits to trade cryptocurrencies, futures, and place sports bets, the Canberra Times reports. Investigators are examining Gibson’s accounts after she failed to pay a AUD$410,000 ($285,000) fine, handed to her in September 2017 for misleading her followers. We don’t know how much cryptocurrency she traded, but her transactions have been described by prosecutors as “curious.” Gibson appeared in court earlier…

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