Fake doctor arrested after scamming cancer patient out of thousands

Officials say they found 25,000 prescription pills at the treatment center at his home, including morphine, Ambien, steroids and other drugs of Mexican and Russian origin. The 50 year old Fern traveled to Richmond, CA to visit the institute and was charged $2,000. He proceeded to tell her how to mix the ingredients, which she did, and then they transferred the mixture to a capsule for her to ingest, which she also did, deputies said. The women were taking various drugs in accordance with the instructions given by Gammil and immediately she felt the ill effect that causes burning sensation in her stomach area.

Ventura, CA- 69-year-old Vincent Gammill is the primary suspect in an investigation revolving around a man posing as a doctor.

Gammill did not respond to ABC7 News’ requests for giving any comment on the issue and is expected back in court in Ventura County next month.

Fern said she had followed Gammill’s work online since 2008 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, even after many years of chemotherapy, the disease is spreading to other organs of her body.

After spending two days at Gammill’s office, Fern left realizing that the treatment was a scam.

She said she is not aware of any adverse effects from the substances Gammill allegedly gave her.

Among the con-artist’s victims is a Californian mother, who wished to be identified as “Fern”, expressed her frustration over the incident, saying how unbelievable it is that someone can scam people who are in desperate need for help. When asked by KNTV about the woman’s claims against him, Gammill stated that he believed she was looking for attention.

Investigators located the man’s website, natural-oncology.org, which states the mission of his organization, Natural Oncology Institute, Inc., is to “find, generate and evaluate objective information on alternative and complementary care for those with cancer, to communicate this knowledge to individuals and practitioners and to provide practical assistance and support to those with cancer”, according to the website. According to Ventura County detectives, Gammill had a large store of prescription drugs at his El Cerrito home and at a Richmond office. “It’s not enough, because [Gammill has] an fantastic persona on the Internet for himself and I got duped by that”.