Scamanda: She lied about having cancer and stole over $100,000 in donations. How? Why?
Crime Story25 Mar 2024

Scamanda: She lied about having cancer and stole over $100,000 in donations. How? Why?

For nearly ten years, Amanda C. Riley relied on her community as she struggled through multiple relapses of cancer. Family, friends, and a group of online strangers supported Amanda emotionally, and made financial donations. There was just one problem: Amanda never had cancer. It was all an elaborate lie.


Charlie Webster, host of the hit podcast Scamanda, details the extremes Amanda went to in carrying out her con — and why she believes Amanda was not only able to lie about having cancer, but steal from those closest to her.


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