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Diagnosis? Deception (part two): Inside Nicola Flint's fake cancer fraud

A Moment In Crime

Diagnosis? Deception (part two): Inside Nicola Flint's fake cancer fraud

February 3, 20261:16:46
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This is the second part of a two-part A Moment In Crime special. Christchurch woman Nicola Flint told friends she was dying, even showing them the spot where her ashes would be scattered. They grieved and gave thousands to help her fight cancer. But police say there is no evidence of any cancer diagnosis – and behind Flint's narrative, a web of forged medical letters, bank payouts and theft from a rugby club – fraud totalling more than $180,000. Now, as Flint hides out in Wales from the fallout…