‘I needed attention’: Egypt influencer fakes cancer story to raise Rs 71 lakh, surrenders to police later
Donia Fouad, who had built a large online following by documenting what she described as an ongoing struggle with cancer, is accused of misleading supporters into contributing money for treatment she allegedly never required. Reports in Egyptian media stated that she raised nearly 4 million Egyptian pounds, approximately Rs 71 lakh, through donation appeals linked to the claimed illness.