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This excerpt describes investigations into potentially fraudulent charity campaigns allegedly exploiting seriously ill children in countries like the Philippines, Colombia, and Ukraine. Key points include:
– Families of sick children, such as Khalil (Philippines) and Ana (Colombia), were approached by intermediaries and filmmakers (notably a man named “Erez,” identified as Erez Hadari) offering to create fundraising videos promising financial aid.
– Children and families were filmed under stressful conditions, sometimes coerced for emotional performances (e.g., crying on cue).
– The families frequently received little or no money from funds raised by these campaigns, despite significant sums reportedly collected online (e.g., tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars).
– The individuals organizing these campaigns, including local middlemen like Rhoie Yncierto and Isabel Hernandez, claimed limited knowledge or denied responsibility for fund management and distribution.
– Some organizers expressed regret upon learning about the misuse of funds and the suffering caused.
– Documentation links the campaigns to organizations registered in Israel and Canada, but the real flow of money and accountability remains opaque.
– In some cases, the intermediaries connected to or employed by hospitals or NGOs used their positions to gain families’ trust.
– The families were often left confused, betrayed, and unsupported despite the apparent success of the fundraising campaigns online.
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