Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Woman accused of fraud after allegedly scamming clients by taking advance payments for fake appointments and deceiving donors with a false cancer diagnosis to raise over $10,000 on GoFundMe.
Last Updated: May 05, 2025
The text you provided contains multiple explicit descriptions of what appear to be fraudulent activities involving deception for financial gain. These include alleged scams in both the fitness/session industry and a GoFundMe campaign. Here are the specific elements that point to fraudulent behavior:
Description of the scenario:
- A person reports paying an individual (referred to by various names, including Jess/Dottie Reds) via PayPal for a service (a physical session, often understood to be a type of fitness/domination session).
- The individual was supposed to travel and meet them at 7:00 PM.
- The alleged victim claims the person stopped responding around that time and did not show up.
- The claimed service provider later makes unverified and contradictory excuses (e.g., flat tire, claiming to have been scared off by two men, etc.).
Fraud indicator:
- Requesting full payment upfront for a service, failing to provide the service, and not issuing a refund strongly suggest intent to deceive and qualify as a form of theft by deception (i.e., taking money under false pretenses).
Key points:
- The alleged scammer reportedly shared call logs that don’t align with the complainant’s phone records.
- The complainant alleges the scammer fabricated a call log after being reported, suggesting an intentional cover-up.
Fraud indicator:
- Fabrication or manipulation of communication records indicates an attempt to conceal deceitful actions, reinforcing the idea of intentional misrepresentation for gain.
Statement:
- The text claims the same individual’s "own husband turned her in" for faking cancer and defrauding people out of $10,000 via a GoFundMe campaign.
Fraud indicator:
- If true, this constitutes charity fraud or crowdfunding fraud, both federal crimes when carried out with intent to mislead donors under false pretenses (i.e., claiming to have cancer to acquire money falsely).
Note:
- The individual allegedly uses different names: Jessica Smithson, Jessica Cornell Smith, Dottie Reds, and Jess, as well as changing or deleting online profiles.
Fraud indicator:
- Frequently changing aliases and contact information may signify intentional obfuscation, which is common in serial scams and repeat fraud schemes.
The text appears to compile reports or confirmations from other individuals who:
- Have had similar experiences
- Refer to "other scams" associated with the same individual
- Have collectively compiled evidence and shared it within a community
Fraud indicator:
- Multiple independent claims of the same behavior can suggest a pattern of fraudulent conduct, reinforcing credibility (assuming no collusion or defamation).
This text explicitly describes potentially fraudulent behavior in multiple ways:
- Theft by deception: Taking money for a service that was never rendered, with excuses that show inconsistencies.
- Fabrication of evidence: Suggesting an intent to deceive further.
- Crowdfunding fraud: Serious financial deception involving manipulation of public goodwill.
- Use of aliases: Indicating deceptive identity practices often tied to recurring scams.
All these components point to intentional acts of deception for financial gain, which are central characteristics of fraud.