Finnish Woman Accused of Fabricating Cancer for Over €800,000 Fraud Faces Mental Evaluation

A Finnish court has ordered a mental state examination for a woman accused of orchestrating an elaborate scam, allegedly defrauding close contacts of more than 800,000 euros by fabricating a cancer diagnosis.

“

The court has ordered a mental state examination for a woman who is suspected of having defrauded money from her close contacts and acquaintances with a fabricated cancer story.

The Länsi-Uusimaa District Court mandated the evaluation on Wednesday. Prosecutors are seeking a conviction for fraud, alleging the woman falsely claimed to be suffering from cervical cancer. She purportedly solicited funds for treatment, promising to reimburse her victims once she received payouts from an insurance company.

“

The prosecutor is seeking punishment for the woman for fraud, among other offenses.

However, the prosecution contends that the woman never had the purported illness and had no intention of repaying the money. The illicit gains reportedly flowed largely into a cryptocurrency exchange. The amounts defrauded varied significantly, ranging from 1,000 euros from one victim to over 70,000 euros from another, with many others transferring thousands.

“

The woman had not, however, had the illness she described. According to the prosecutor, the criminal profit has been over 800,000 euros, and the vast majority of the money went to a cryptocurrency exchange.

According to Helsingin Sanomat, the woman claimed to have cervical cancer and had previously worked for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Business Finland, a state-owned company. She denies acting intentionally to deceive but admits to receiving the funds. The alleged crimes are said to have occurred in 2025. The court will issue its ruling on the potential offenses after the mental state examination is completed.

“

The woman, however, denied this and that she had acted intentionally with the intent to deceive. She admitted to receiving the money.