World of Secrets

The Child Cancer Scam

Donations pour in for kids with cancer but families never see the money. BBC Eye investigates how organisations raised millions of dollars while children fought for their lives.

Episodes (7 available)

The Child Cancer Scam

Trailer

Donations pour in to help kids with cancer—but families never see the money

10 Dec 2025

4 mins

The Child Cancer Scam

1. The video

Seven-year-old Khalil has cancer. Can making a campaign video save him?

15 Dec 2025

27 mins

The Child Cancer Scam

2. The director

More videos of sick children pleading for help appear. Who is the man behind the camera?

15 Dec 2025

28 mins

The Child Cancer Scam

3. The recruiters

A woman called Isabel pushes a little girl to send videos from her hospital bed

15 Dec 2025

31 mins

The Child Cancer Scam

4. The contract

We go undercover in Ukraine to try to catch the scammers in action

15 Dec 2025

28 mins

The Child Cancer Scam

5. The agency

We go to Israel where this shape-shifting organisation is registered

15 Dec 2025

29 mins

The Child Cancer Scam

6. The calls

Mothers confront the people who scammed them - they want answers

15 Dec 2025

33 mins