POLICE have charged a Belmont woman with fraud after she allegedly faked a terminal illness for financial gain.

"Following extensive inquiries, the woman was issued a court attendance noticeon Wednesday (22 April 2015) for the offense of obtaining benefits by deception (two counts). She will appear at Belmont Local Court on 3 June 2015," a police statement read.

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Gangland figure turned do-gooder Roberta Williams has slammed a Sydney mother who falsely claimed to suffer from ovarian cancer, calling her a “scumbag” and saying she’s made her “doubt the good in people”.

The former wife of slain Melbourne crime boss Carl Williams became embroiled in Elizabeth “Elle” Edmunds’ web of lies when she offered to organise a fundraiser for the 31-year-old who claimed have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

News_Image_File: Roberta Williams has labelled Ms Edmunds a “lying scammer”.

“A friend of mine had contacted me because I do fundraisers for people now,” she told news.com.au.

“I thought it was the least I could do by helping out.”

Williams began coordinating the $150-a-head charity dinner at Sydney hotel The Menzies, to be held last month.

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It was cancelled when Williams was hospitalised with pneumonia, which seemed like a stroke of bad luck at the time, but now the once-notorious identity is grateful her illness meant the event couldn’t go ahead.

“I realised I couldn’t meet the deadline in organising the event so I’d put it off, and thank god for that because in the meantime she’s been revealed as a fake,” she said.

“The last thing I need to be involved in is some scamming liar. I’m trying to go on a nice path at the moment and I really don’t need that.”

Ms Edmunds, a mother of six, from Lake Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast, claimed she was diagnosed with the aggressive illness in April and it had spread to her lungs.

She even shaved her head to convince people she was ill, and claimed she faced medical bills of $1600 a month.

A Facebook page was set up where generous people offered to help her, and those like Ms Williams became active in organising fundraising events in her aid.

A few days ago a man believed to be Ms Edmunds’ partner posted on Facebook that the woman didn’t have cancer.

Police are currently investigating Ms Edmunds, but no arrest has been made.

News_Image_File: He shared her struggle as well.News_Image_File: Elle’s partner was also fooled.

Along with those who operated the Facebook page and donated thousands to a bank account set up specifically to accept donations to help cover medical costs that it appears never existed, Ms Williams was among hundreds who felt deceived finding out she was a fraud.

“The only communication I had with her was when she sent me a Facebook message asking ‘do you know the fundraiser will be scheduled because any reason for a new dress’,” she said.

“To not only deceive strangers but also her family makes me sick and in turn makes me think twice about helping other people. There’s people that nearly sincerely need my help and I’m going to think twice about helping other people.”

News_Image_File: Elizabeth (Elly) Edmonds. Picture by Peter Lorimer.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Jessica McKay, who helped raise the money, told AAP.

“I would honestly like to see her in jail,” she said on Tuesday. Police are investigating but confirmed Ms Edmunds had not been arrested.

Ms McKay, a Sydney mother who has lost her grandparents to cancer, was moved by Ms Edmunds’ plight and set up another Facebook page to raise funds for the woman.

She sourced prizes for auction, put donation tins in shops and organised a $150-a-head fundraiser dinner.

Ms McKay said $1780 was also raised through a crowd-funding website, while another woman raised $800 through a charity walk.

“A lot of people that donated had experienced cancer or had people pass away,” she said on Tuesday.

“That’s why it’s really sad that this woman didn’t have it at all.”

Since the expose, Ms McKay has contacted all the donors and hopes to direct the funds raised to Sydney’s Westmead Hospital.

For more on this story, visit The Daily Telegraph.