. >> reporter: it was supposed to be the disney cruise sherry was made by this woman, janet bender, detectives say was a complete lie. >> out $5,700, so, and we're not rich people, you know, we saved for this, and it was a bucket list item. >> reporter: for months phillips was led to believe she purchased a cruise from bender from cruise one, but when the day came around weekend bender was -- bender was nowhere to be found. >> these are all the invoices. >> reporter: bender not only too the money but created fake documents to throw victims off the scent. >> we bragged to our friends and everything, and now i feel embarrassed. >> reporter: pamela had known bender for 20 years and booked cruises are her before, so when she took her for $3,700 as well she was shocked to say the least. >> we finally kept calling her and saying we need the vouchers. delivered, like phillips tickets, were fake. we reached out to cruise one for comment, and didn't receive a response, but we learned bender has since been let go, but neither victim is expected to get their money back, and even worse detectives don't be

investigators say janet bender documents to fool her victims. >> shari phillips thought she was buying a vacation for herself and her grandchildren on the famous disney cruise line. >> out $5700. we're not rich people. you know, we saved for this. it was a bucket list item. >> the company bender worked for says she doesn't work there anymore. >>> still ahead on abc action news friday edition, a wedding dress slip swept away across the mississippi river. now the search to find its owner. >> the sign of the times changing, and the one thing president obama did that we haven't seen happen in 50 years opinion first, kendis gibson and reena ninan have the day's business headlines from new york. >> good morning. >> the dow opens this morning in positive territory. nasdaq is still down 5% year to date. >>> americans really love their four-legged friends, shelling out a record $60 billion a year to keep them well fed, well groomed, and well trained. >> milllenniums cough up the biggest chunk. >>> it's the weekend slurpy feigns have been waiting for. >> bring any kind of container and fill it u

. >>> a investigators say janet bender went so far to create fake documents to fool her victims. shari phillips thought she was buying a trip for herself and her grandchildren for the famous disney cruise line. >> i'm out $5700. wear not rich people. you know, we saved for this. it was a bucket list item. anymore. at this point, the victims will not get their money back. >>> we're taking action for your health this morning with a surprising condition that a lot of people might be exposed to. ever been to a beauty salon and sit uncomfortably to get your hair washed in the sink? one woman suffered a debilitating stroke. the problem occurs when your neck hyper extends and the vertebrae slices through the artery causing a blood clot to form which is lead to a stroke. >> we believe the person involved didn't adequately support her neck or adjust the care properly to compensate for the small frames of our client. fun feel your next time you are in the chair, if you feel uncomfortable, tell somebody. >> this convicted felon said anology in song. [music] >> he was about to be sentenced f