"The Scamanda podcast episodes follow journalist Charlie Webster as she investigates this bewildering fraud case. But here's the thing listeners discovered: the podcast leaves major questions unanswered. Reddit threads are full of frustrated fans asking "How did she do it?" and "Did she ever actually have cancer?" This guide will help you navigate all 19 Scamanda podcast episodes, address what the show glossed over, and point you toward the 2025 ABC docuseries that fills some gaps."
"Amanda Riley was a San Jose blogger and church member who claimed to have Hodgkin's lymphoma from 2012 to 2019. She created an elaborate blog documenting her "cancer journey" with detailed posts about chemotherapy, hospital visits, and miraculous recoveries. Her community rallied hard. Fundraisers, meal trains, emotional support, financial donations. In 2020, the IRS arrested her for wire fraud. In 2021, she was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $105,513 in restitution."
"Not in a celebratory way, but in that can't-look-away bewilderment that comes from trying to understand the endgame. What drives someone to fake cancer? Think about Stand Up to Cancer during baseball games. Everyone in the stadium stands up because everyone's been touched by the disease. It carries such massive social weight that questioning someone's diagnosis feels taboo."
Amanda Riley claimed Hodgkin's lymphoma from 2012 to 2019 and maintained an elaborate blog documenting chemotherapy, hospital visits, and recoveries. Her community organized fundraisers, meal trains, emotional support, and financial donations in response. Federal authorities arrested her for wire fraud in 2020, and she received a 2021 sentence of five years in federal prison plus $105,513 restitution. The Scamanda podcast, hosted by journalist Charlie Webster, investigates the deception but leaves key questions about execution and medical truth unanswered. Online communities sought further clarity, and a 2025 ABC docuseries aims to fill some investigative gaps.
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