Woman Invents Pregnancy And Firefighter Husband To Receive Donations But Community Discover Her Scam

Nov 05, 2019 by apost team

In August of last year, Facebook went viral over a young woman named Ashley Bemis. Ashley claimed that she was a 28-year-old wedding planner who was pregnant with her first child and was apart from her husband who was a firefighter battling the “Holy Fire” of California.

Ashley would post updates from her husband, Shane Goodman, explaining how battling the fires was like a “living hell”. She also stated that she had two other family members and multiple friends that were trying to survive the fires that were tearing California apart.

To help support the victims of California’s ravaging fires, Ashley pleaded with people to send her donations that she could then distribute to those who most needed them. This seemed like an act of mercy and a young pregnant woman that was giving of her time to help – but police proved that was not the case at all.

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Ashley was sent hundreds of dollars of donations such as mattresses, food, and baby supplies, most of which she stored in her garage until they could be supposedly shared with others.

But police are now revealing that Ashley was not passing the donations along. Instead, this 28-year-old scam artist was collecting them and reselling them so that she could earn a little extra income on the side reports Inside Edition.

Not only is the donation drive a scam, but it also turns out that Ashley is single…and the baby bump that protrudes from her stomach is not actually a baby bump – it’s a fake. Everything about Ashley and her story is a fake.

This isn’t the first time that Ashley has been involved in a scam that includes pregnancy. During her time in high-school, she claimed that she was pregnant and became so convincing that some classmates and friends threw her an elaborate baby shower. A second time, Ashley managed to collect sympathy and donations when she posted on Facebook that she was a pregnant widow who had lost her husband and older children in an accident.

The police took back the donated items that had not been sold. It’s a sad day when we realize that scam artists like Ashley are taking advantage of good-hearted people, but it’s also encouraging that the law enforcement officers work so hard to stop crime at the start.

Have you ever known anyone who took money by scamming others? Let us hear your story and then issue a warning to others by inviting your friends to read about Ashley.