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Mom Seeks Police Help Finding Woman in Suspected Cancer Scam

A mother says she will ask police to find the woman who she believes scammed her dying son. Thomas Doty, 20, of Washington state, died on Dec. 19 after a three-year battle with bone cancer -- but not before a woman apparently scammed him and his family into believing a check for $250,000 was on the way. Family friend Jonathan Hillstrand, star of the show "Deadliest Catch," made a video asking for support for Doty. A woman claiming to be a nurse in Indiana soon promised $250,000 to send him to...Full Story
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