The "Scamanda" Podcast, Journalist Charlie Webster & NON Creepy Cancer Charities
The "Scamanda" Podcast, Journalist Charlie Webster & NON Creepy Cancer Charities

The "Scamanda" Podcast, Journalist Charlie Webster & NON Creepy Cancer Charities

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<b> What a Creep</b><br /><b>Season 20, Episode 6</b><br /><b>The Tale of “Scamanda” with Guest Charlie Webster!<br /><br /></b>In this episode, we cover a scam artist who was young, pretty, Christian, and a mother claiming to have cancer several times while keeping her followers engaged through her Blog “Lymphoma Can Suck It.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur2ELrqLxJk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amanda Christine Riley</a>, who lived in San Jose, spent years telling her audience, friends, and family she was undergoing expensive treatments. She actively accepted financial help and free perks while supposedly fighting the biggest threat to her life. <b><br /></b>It turns out Riley was a lying creep who took advantage of the goodwill of others. Why did she do it, and what happened after her lies were exposed? We talk with acclaimed <a href="https://charliewebster.com/broadcaster-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">presenter Charlie Webster </a>who hosts the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scamanda/id1685691481" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scamanda</a>, which is currently available everywhere you get your podcasts. <br /><br />Trigger Warning: Scam Artists <br /><b>Sources for this episode:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.lionsgatesound.com/shows/scamanda" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scamanda audio trailer from Lionsgate</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsRnh8XJ5s5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram trailer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur2ELrqLxJk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">True Crime Daily The Podcast: Special Guest Charlie Webster</a></li><li><a href="https://truecrimedaily.com/2023/05/26/influencer-who-blogged-her-fake-cancer-story-busted-after-getting-over-100k-in-donations-tcdpod/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nancy Moscatiello, investigative journalist</a></li><li><a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nd

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