Michelle Zipp, a 31-year-old American, managed to extract nearly 37,000 euros from her companion after making him believe that she had cancer.
Michelle Zipp shocked the United States. This 31-year-old American managed to extract nearly 37,000 euros from her boyfriend after making him believe that she had a serious illness. In her deception, the young woman made her companion believe that she was terminally ill with cancer.
Extremely in love, the man put all his energy into paying for his various treatments. And all his money. He got rid of all his savings, and took out a loan of 40,000 dollars (or 37,000 euros). “He thought they were going to get married but their intentions were obviously very different”, explained to the Washington post Bill Higgins, the district attorney for the Bedford County District Attorney.
A relationship mainly at a distance
What made such a lie possible is that during the 4 months of their relationship the two lovebirds did not see each other regularly. “The relationship was mainly built through text messages, emails and calls,” said the prosecutor. The young woman regularly sent text messages in which she pretended to be a nurse who gave her news of the state of health of her companion.
The lie comes to an end when Michelle Zipp, still posing as a nurse, wants her boyfriend to believe that she has been placed in an artificial coma. The same day, she was arrested by the police while driving her car. End of deception. Michelle Zipp has since been jailed and released after paying $ 50,000 bail. For her lawyer, “these are just allegations” and Michelle Zipp says she is “innocent”.
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