“Very convincing,” says patient duped by fake doctor who paid R$450 for private consultation in Maceió | Alagoas

One of the patients who was deceived by the woman who worked as a nutritionist for 9 years in Maceió, said in an interview with g1 al This Tuesday (30) he never suspected that she had no training in medicine. Helena Rodrigues de Oliveira charges R$450 for a private consultation, but still offers a discount for those with health insurance.

“You never hinted at that [que era uma falsa médica]. She is very articulate and speaks with authority. I never dreamed that I wouldn't become a doctor. I spent two hours talking to her. She is very manipulative. Federal public servant Anita Bezerra, 47, said she looks like a doctor, and is very convincing.

The civil police charged the fake nutritionist with charges Illegal practice of medicine. Hellinga made a statement and was released to respond to the operation freely.

Hey g1 al I was unable to contact Helena or advocate for her until the last update of this report.

The case reached the police after a complaint from the Regional Medical Council of Alagoas (Crimal), which found that The woman does not have professional registration with any Brazilian medical board.

The federal public servant said she searched for the fake doctor after receiving a recommendation He even received a list of 26 tests that needed to be performed. “I didn't have any complaints, but health is my motto. It was for prevention.”

Anita stated that the first contact was made via WhatsApp, where she was informed of the cost of the consultation: R$450 private and R$290 for those with health insurance, which was her case.

The welcome message in the chat stated that it was the fake doctor Specialized in surgical weight loss, treatment and prevention of diseases, examinations to evaluate metabolic health, body composition analysisAmong others.

Anita said that she did not discover that he was a fake doctor until after the news appeared in the press. Then I called the civil police to file a police report.

In her statement, Hellinga claimed that she had a professional registration, but did not provide any documents proving her ability to work as a doctor. The police closed the office where the fake doctor was receiving patients.

On social media, the woman introduced herself as a nutritionist, focusing on healthy weight loss, pre-surgical weight loss, obesity treatment, and metabolic oncology.

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