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<\/p>\nThe TikTok 'doctor' who dished out medical advice to thousands has been revealed as a complete fraud wearing fake scrubs.<\/p>\n
Dalya Karezi, 30, had pretended to be a medical professional and offered wild advice to her fans. The Australian national had given unqualified advice to thousands of people easily tricked on the social media app.<\/p>\n
Her claims would be accompanied by her dressed up in scrubs with her name printed on it and a stethoscope around her neck. Karezi had claimed to hold a doctor's degree and even sent off fake letters with her name to patients.<\/p>\n
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Between 2019 and 2021, Karezi managed to maintain a 243,000-strong TikTok following and a solid 20,000 followers on Instagram. She made it clear she specialised in women's health and even signed off her emails with a medical signature. <\/p>\n
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However, it turned out Karezi had not worked in medicine once in her life. The con-woman was working at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia the whole time.<\/p>\n
She worked her clerical job and then pretended to be a doctor in her free time, with the "#doctor" tag listed on her TikToks in the hopes of making them more believable, The Sun reported. She has since pleaded guilty to impersonating a doctor at Downing Centre Court.<\/p>\n
Theo Tsavdaridis, in convicting Karezi on October 11, said: "In my view these are fairly serious matters. The improprieties in holding herself out (as a doctor) were extensive, prolific and pervasive".<\/p>\n
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He added: "Some transcended the boundaries, (she) offered advice on ovarian cancer, Covid, for people's toddlers, for uterine fibroids, contraception, paracetamol overdose, wearing scrubs and seen with a stethoscope round her neck."<\/p>\n
Her doctor ploy began around lockdown, with the phony gaining traction in Australia, Iraq and Iran. Defending, Erasmus Lovell-Jones claimed his client did hold two medical degrees, a Bachelor of Medical Science and Master of Reproductive Medicine. <\/p>\n
Lovell-Jones added: "She was endeavouring to repackage already available health information. There was an element of self-promotion. Totally inappropriate, but she was in her mid-20s, and suddenly given attention on social media."<\/p>\n
Despite impersonation cases carrying three-year prison sentences, the 30-year-old wannabe doctor was slapped with a community corrections order and \u00a36,900 (\u00a313,300AUD) fine. <\/p>\n
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