This Woman "Scamanda" FAKED Cancer & Stole Over $400K From People: The Amanda Riley Story
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Amanda Riley was an ordinary girl living in Northern California until she wasn't. She was a teenager when she was introduced to the Riley family and, within a matter of years, started a relationship with and got married to Cory Riley. Then, a few years into the marriage, Amanda shared that she had cancer. For the next several years, she would use her blog to describe her journey with the disease and garner sympathy from people in her community and beyond. But the truth? Amanda wasn't sick. She never had cancer and never needed the THOUSANDS of dollars that people sent her for treatment. Thanks to Nancy Moscatiello, Amanda was exposed and eventually prosecuted for her crimes.
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Hey Kendal, could you please do a video on Brooks Ayers who faked
cancer in the Real Housewives show?
Can you do your sponsors and shout outs and such AFTER your videos? It's ridiculous we have to wait practically 5-10 minutes for you to even begin the actual video.
@@kulturedbeauty3213 mature
@@erinstanger416hhhhhhhhhhh
@@arctic_legacyNo she can’t. You can simply fast forward the few minutes Mr. Legacy 😁
Being legally married to Amanda and clearly lying about her having cancer definitely benefited from the monetary gain of wire fraud as well. He should be criminally prosecuted as well
He most definitely knew what was going on, encouraged it and of course profited from it.
Exactly 👍
AMEN
He clearly conspired with her.
Right! The lying about his ex wife during the custody battle says a lot about his character. Hopefully justice is served for him too.
I was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer back in February. It was life changing. I am now cancer free but this story is so disturbing. Absolutely disgusting.
So happy to hear your cancer free. That's amazing, God bless!
Congrats on beating cancer! That’s incredible! 🎉
I'm glad to hear that you are okay now. I'm sorry you had to go through all of that and then discover more about this Amanda person who deceived people in such a way. Unbelievable.
Congratulations on kicking Cancer ass so proud of you
Thank god 🙌 god bless you and your future 😢
I hope the ex wife feels vindicated. This crazy woman literally ruined her life.
The Scamanda podcast includes a lot of interviews with the ex wife and step daughter. The stuff they put that poor woman through is unbelievable. It’s a really good podcast if you haven’t listened to it yet.
@@mandaleemilly6367 I don't think my anger issues could handle that thb lol.
@@mandaleemilly6367it was so good, it got me back into podcasts lol. i know some people think the pacing is too slow but i thought the way the painted the picture showing the scope of her crimes was incredible.
@@frankiesayspanic I agree. I’ve been searching for another podcast that is similar to that one.
@@mandaleemilly6367I second the podcast recommendation! It’s excellent
What justice is Alita getting?!?! Can a “sorry” from ANYBODY justify her child being taken from her? For her character being slandered? For the emotional distress Amanda put her through?!?!
My heart hurts so badly for Alita
Right?!! My heart just breaks for her 😔
If I was Alita, any apologies from ex friends, I’d tell them to shove it! Go pound sand b/c they are just as scum as Corey and Amanda! Nah, apologies don’t mean squat! I hope Alita’s former friends see this! Screw yall for being scum!
I can’t believe she claimed her pregnancy “cured” or “reversed” her cancer. Unbelievable
I almost chocked when I heard it. UN-BELIEVABLE.
In religious environment that works way too easy. Sadly. Believes sometimes turn off logical thinking.
Could you imagine the generations of "cancer curing babies" the world would have if pregnancy actually were the cure to cancer, though?
It's laughable how little critical thinking is required for that claim of hers to be debunked.
I can’t believe that so many people were convinced by her ongoing “miracles”…..😂😂😂😂😂😂
UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE*
the thing about having a terminal illness that these narcissist scammers don't get, is the grief. when you know you're going to die, when you really know it, it changes you. you carry yourself differently. it's not something you can fake if you've never experienced it.
Well said
I think about this daily now being on the other side of a terminal illness. Once you experience death, and live life is vastly different.
Ik she faked it but in general when someone’s dying you’re right but everyone reacts differently or “grieves” differently.
@@editsbybee7337this is not one of those cases.
@@editsbybee7337I see what you’re going for but that doesn’t seem relevant
Amanda and Cory should have to face some sort of consequences for the destruction of Alitas reputation, the financial and emotional damage they caused her and Jessa.
Unfortunately her only recourse here would likely be a civil suit - and I’m guessing these two deadbeats don’t have any money
In our community, a young girl had cancer. She and her family shared their story on social media. The small town came together in a big way. Donations, charity events, fundraisers and all the rest. All the while, the girl would participate in school and other activities when she was able and updating us when she had to miss school. When she lost her hair, other girls shaved their hair in solidarity. Most importantly, she started a cancer fundraising organization to continue after she was gone. She was such an inspiration to everyone and maintained a positive attitude.
Sadly, she died at around the age of 20. What a tragedy. Her spirit will live on through her amazing life and quiet death. So, this scammer really pisses me off. I’m crying as I write this.
🥺❤️🩹
That has nothing to do with this.
I REALLY really thought when you said Amanda “became a Reilly” it was gonna be some sweet story about the family adopting her. Not that Amanda got the name by straight up marrying the husband! I’m truly flabbergasted, cuz wtf…. 😂
Same!!😂
Right? It’s so weird and creepy
I said the same thing‼️Definitely weirded me out too
me too
@@JocelynBondulous❤ AA
Sadly, I have to admit it’s stuff like this that makes me hesitant to donate to people.
Same! Also I will no longer donate to people on the side of the road anymore either. My brother-in-law is a recovering heroin addict and he used to hold up a sign that said father of three need your help. And he has zero children. But he said he used to make Like $300 to $400 a day doing that. So I’m always hesitant because I do not want my money to contribute to something bad happening. And it sucks because I’m sure there’s a lot of people who truly are homeless or truly are sick that need help.
My mother was the same way. She would only donate to maybe 3 or 4 that she knew were 100% legit, one being the Lions Club.
If I were in a financial position to donate, I'd probably be wary of people asking for money on the internet. But that's probably the single most damaging thing about these cancer scams, people who actually need help are getting fewer donations as a result. Be smart about it and do some research. Be hesitant, but maybe don't let that stop you from ever donating to someone.
@@screwyourhandle why do people fall for this ? What did they get out of it? People love a happy bubbly face to cancer , I know that much is true.
@@LoveLunaFamI used to have this sort of mindset and I get where it comes from, but I’ve learned a lot lately about harm reduction when it comes to addiction. The way I look at it I would rather them have the money to buy their substance of choice rather than do something dangerous to get the money. I’m also of the mindset that we need to provide spaces where people can use under medical supervision to prevent overdoses and diseases from shared needles. Other countries do this and addiction rates have actually decreased. I’m from the US, btw.
She is a psychopath. No mercy from me and no forgiveness. 5 years is not enough! This is unforgivable.
I would call her and her husband narcissistic sociopaths.
Omg I remember Mrs. Riley 💀 she was my English teacher in middle school but she was almost always absent because of her ‘treatments’. Its a shame because at the time I really loved her as my teacher and she didn’t even tell us students about her ‘cancer’ right away, so it was even more of a shock to find out she was faking it all along
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I took my mom to a cancer center to get her results. We thought she had cancer because of blood work and it turned out there was a lab error and she did not have cancer. The anticipation in the waiting room sucked the life out of both of us. How Amanda is comfortable doing this is a new level of evil.
It’s such a horrible feeling, we lost our very young aunt 3 years ago to terminal cancer and septic shock. The doctors kept her alive until we got there. We all thought she was going to be non verbal in ICU I cried immediately when I saw her laying there, turns out when she saw us all she immediately became alert and talked and even made us all laugh until we were almost peeing our pants. She knew she would pass away later that day. She made the choice to end the treatment and chose to pass alone at the hospital which was super heartbreaking.
I’m glad ur mom is cancer free! I’m sure it was an awful wait. Cancer can be soul crushing.
I’ve heard it’s slightly common to get false lab results regarding cancer.. which is so terrible
This is so relatable. My mother had a false alarm a few years back when her tests flagged for metastatic breast cancer- turned out it was an error with testing… but the entire process was heartbreaking and stressful.
Glad your mom is cancer free! ❤
Kendall, PLEASE look into the missing kid, James Yoblonski from Devil's Lake Wisconsin. The situation is very odd, he has been missing since June and is about to turn 14 years old, with no sign of him coming home. There hasn't been much coverage on this and I think you could get the case the attention it needs!
There's a link to a form for case suggestions in the description of all her videos!
Yes! This is a very strange case! No coverage!
Whatttt? I'm in Milwaukee and I've never even heard of this! What a shame.
I had never heard of this case. I am commenting to boost your comment in hope of Kendall seeing this. She does have a case request form, but she gets thousands of requests, so it would be best to reach out to one of her channel members and ask them to request the case… as members’ case suggestions get priority over those that aren’t channel members.
I looked up his story I can’t believe the police called off his search saying, James doesn’t want to be found 😢
I work in oncology and this story shakes me to my core with rage. This woman IS cancer. What an incredible insult to cancer patients and their loved ones. What a stain on humanity.
Agreed. As a RN who worked in gynecology/oncology watching poor, suffering women with terminal cancers was really difficult and hearing this faker , scammer makes my blood boil. What a truly despicable person, including her husband she is..
WTH? I can't even call into work sick without having an anxiety attack 😅
Right...😂😂
LITERALLY SAME!
No shit
As a mother who lost a 3 year old son to cancer this woman makes me sick
🧸💐So sorry for your loss. Sending flowers and good vibes your way. I truly can't imagine the grief you must feel but plz know that even strangers like myself care! 💐🌹🏵🌸🌼🪷🪻⚘️💮🌷🌺🌻💐 🧸 🐻
I’m so sorry for your loss
Unbelievably heartbreaking. I am so sorry to hear of your tremendous loss. May you find peace. 😢😢
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope this video wasn’t too triggering.
I’m so sorry for your loss!! I can’t imagine. 💔
My mother was completely fine only 48 yrs old, she went to the Drs with a bad belly one day, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, told she had a few months left to live and died 4-month later August 15th 2021.. our family has never recovered. I hope this woman rots in hell.
Amanda will. Theres no doubt. Whats done in the dark will always come to the light. Shes ruined.
My mom passed away exactly a week after my 15th birthday from a rare soft tissue cancer. I watched her wither away. She is still the sweetest person I've ever met, it's still so hard for me 10 years later. The fact that people can fake having cancer and then monetize it, disgusts me. I can't believe she's still sticking to her story even after being served a prison sentence.
I’m so sorry for ur loss🥺
I'm sorry that you know the devastation of losing your mom. Losing my parents leaves a hole in my heart that can't be filled. I'm sending hugs and love to you.
Rip to you mom
I am truly sorry that you lost your precious Mam sweetie. 😔
Your mom sounded like an amazing woman. May she rest in peace 🧡
Little 8 year old Jaime sounds like Amanda's original victim (and likely inspiration). My heart goes out to her 🖤
Husband absolutely knew. He’s just as guilty. 5 years doesn’t seem enough
Ill bet she casually mentioned it once she saw his money problems first hand..she probably said how he had experience with it since Jamie dealt with it so itd probably be easy to get away with it and she figured once shes "cured" they will be on easy street with all the money, pity and Alitas life, including her daughter...but then she couldnt stop lying because she didnt want to live without the attention, money and 😮😢 Hence the constant cure vs relapse story. The most disturbing part is how many people trusted her who now wont want to help anyone because theyve been seriously burned. People like them are dangerous and should come with a label 😢
I’m completely baffled as to how they were able to smear Alita as a drug addict in court and get her kids taken away with NO proof? While also claiming to be bankrupt, and seemed to be under the impression that child support is MORE expensive than full custody??? Where were the drug tests for Alita, where were the bank and medical records from Amanda and Cory? When my boyfriend was fighting for custody of his son, EVERYBODY got tested for substances. Also, would all the labs done during a pregnancy really not detect cancer? I’m so confused how they got away with this for so long, especially with the court involved.
It's nearly impossible to fight against false child abuse allegations, look at the Take Care of Maya case that just concluded. The mother unalived herself to get her child, Maya, who has a rare disease (CRPS) out of the hospital where she was being medically kidnapped, was SAed, battered, etc
@@mikusheadphones countless laws were broken in that case, I consider it pretty extraordinary, and not something I’d compare to family court. I’m speaking from the experience of people close to me, who had to actually provide PROOF of things to the judge, and I’m just really confused as to why the judge in this case didn’t feel the need to see any, before awarding custody to a couple who claimed to be bankrupt and terminally ill.
I also don’t get how her hubby didn’t get charged as well!?? He knew he had to have and he helped her spend the money!?? This lady is crazy
@@heavenjb judging by how justice seemed to work in their area, it would probably take more than bare minimum effort to prove he knew, so why bother amirite???? A civilian journalist had to do all the legwork here and built the case based solely on public info that the family court judge or other investigators could have looked into at any time. It’s wild.
Yeah... I've never even been in a similar situation, but I had the exact same questions...
My best friend was recently diagnosed with leukemia. He's only 16 and we're all falling apart. It makes me sick to think this is the society we're growing up in
I’m so so sorry to hear that. I hope that your best friend is able to heal and recover from this awful disease. I send my best wishes to you, your best friend, and their family. 🤍
I'm so sorry:c Sending love to you and your friend 🫂💗 Wishing him the best 🍀🙏🏻
On a random light hearted note, the kitty in the background looks like a croissant and my husband and I had to rewatch the video because we spent half the time trying to figure out where the head and the tail is 😂
Aww 🥰 such a cute cat! 🐈
As someone who just lost a good friend to cancer, this woman is an absolute menace. Shameful behavior.
I lost my grandma to cancer last year and it just fucking sucks that my grandpa had to take Hella loans just to try and save her but bitches like scamanda fucking get millions of dollars.
I agree 💯 I've watched 2 family members die in the month of October alone,and have a friend who's 11 year old daughter was just diagnosed with leukemia on October 16th. Not to mention my uncle who was diagnosed with lung cancer and was gone within 4 months. Found out in December and was gone in March 😭 People like this are disgusting 🤢
Also,I'm sorry for your loss 💕
I also just recently lost a friend of childhood cancer, and people that do stuff like this sickens me and blows my mind.
Right watching my grandma go through it was heartbreaking. I didn’t want her to go but deep down I knew she had to I miss her a lot though
Shocked that people think they can get away with abusing people′s kindness. The recent tiktoker faking cancer case blew my mind too.
The ones shaving their heads and not even knowing enough to shave their eyebrows etc like that Grey’s Anatomy writer, Liz, that Kendall also talked about, are just the worst. It’s like they don’t even know anyone that’s actually had to suffer from the disease.
They can though! Most of them do because one not many people want to accuse someone of fabricating tragedy.
There's a tiktoker whose whole thing is being homeless and her backstory seemed suspicious so I went all the way back to the beginning of the account and saw her tiktoks from before and during her losing housing and her backstory is fully misrepresented.
If people knew what really happened they would have way less sympathy because the whole point is she was presenting herself as a victim of circumstance for support and donations.
And all I had to do was go far enough back on the same account to see this. It's ridiculous man. And she has her fans hard-core trained to shut it down when new people come in and start seeing that it's not adding up and ask questions.
tik toker??
You mean like the government getting away with that for centuries
@@kenziiefaith she could be talking about Brittany H Miller, her videos are of her serving up dinner for her and her partner, “ apparently “ back in 2017 or something she was called out for faking cancer
… idk how true it is, but that’s the only tiktoker that i know of with those types of allegations
Love Kendall's sarcastic voice when reading Amanda's quotes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The way they manipulated custody made me soooo mad. I've been dealing with having the other parent being a scammer and them never being held accountable
So disgusting omg. I’m so sorry! The children are the real victims imo in these situations and should never be treated as a pawn in a game. 😤 if they’re doing that to you and a scammer, you are obviously the better parent and deserve to have your child. God speed to ya🙏🏼
I will never understand people's greed.
It’s an energy that shadows over the persons vessel
It's a sin
@@Savannah_Carusoa personality trait associated with lack of empathy and sociopathy.
It really is boundless, honestly the most repulsive trait I can think of.
There's a RUclipsr that I followed named HojuSara and I remember when she FIRST started her vlog about getting cancer there were comments on her page of people thinking she was faking it and some of them had cited Amanda Riley and other stories of cancer scammers. I thought it was heartbreaking to see those comments and how much harm these scammers do. Sara died earlier this year form her Leukemia. It took her within a few months of discovering it. She was only 31.
Oh how heartbreaking 💔 no one should have to spend their last moments proving their illness. People like Amanda cause a ripple effect on everyone 😢
I've fought cancer 3 times myself in life, and my mother died in my arms from terminal brain cancer, so as far as I'm concerned, "scamanda" can rot. Wow I'm so mad I can't even finish this episode I'm sorry Kendall. Love you girl!
If you can stand it - I highly recommend the podcast . The ending is extremely satisfying
Really? Maybe I'll try that one out. Thanks 😊
Its truly so f-ked up on so many levels but its a slap in the face to so many whove truly suffered😢
What a disturbing story 😡 My Dad had lymphoma and passed away December 2023. He was in remission for 3 months. He struggled with his cancer and to hear that someone is out there faking such a horrible illness and with a smile on her face. So very upsetting for all those people battling a real illness.
I am so so sorry
Kendall’s storytelling is THE BEST. I frowned , gasped, laughed and gasped again. Can’t wait for your documentary !!
Her voice is so wonderful; unobtrusive, empathetic, and clear
I love the pure animosity in your voice for this woman and how you sarcastically read her blog posts.
I thought the same!
She is usually really good at staying neutral- but this is better in this case 😉 she did disgusting things.
Hahaha Kendall your storytelling in this episode is hilarious!
Her husband had to know, and I'm sure he had fun also spending the donation money too.
Agree
100% he had a hand in the donation pot
I had cancer at the age of 25. Almost 17 years cancer free. This sickens me
My mom died of metastatic gastrointestinal cancer on the 9th of June 2017. Six and a half years later, the grief is still numbing. What made her death more traumatic is that she was given her diagnosis in April 2017 and was gone exactly 6 weeks later. We didn't even have the chance to process anything before we were forced to be planning her funeral. She left me and my then 13 year old brother behind.
When people want to use cancer falsely, for social media content or even worse, for scamming people, they re-open wounds in those who of us who actually lost people we love to the disease.
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️
These pictures with her smiling in the hospital or at home with “medicine” is INSANE, even myself with chronic illness I spend so much time feeling down or straight depressed bc I want to feel “normal”
Me too! I don’t have cancer but I do have several autoimmune diseases and same…some days are just long, dark and depressing.
As someone who was just diagnosed with a chronic illness I feel this so much!
Me too! I also have a chronic illness and I'm in and out of the hospital. It's crazy to fake something so horrible 😠
Same here!
Not all heroes wear capes. I say kuddos to Nancy for exposing Amanda for who she really was and not giving up or allowing Amanda to continue getting away with her scamming and lying.
I had hodgkin lymphoma two years ago and I am still processing what happened to me. Apparently I had the ¨good cancer¨ and I was young so I felt like I could never complain because others were having it way harder than I. I felt guilty talking about my cancer while actually having cancer, how this woman doesn't feel guilty for faking it, it's wild.
I had breast cancer at 35, (I'm 46) and I went through 5 years of pure hell wth medication and surgeries. This case is completely disgusting and disturbing.
I’m so sorry you went through that ❤ and I couldn’t agree more.. such a disgusting case and person.
My ex's family actually knows her! I remember when this was happening and his family would always talk about her. They even donated money to her even though they were financially struggling. When the truth came out they were PISSED!
SIS, the absolute sarcasm in your voice while reading her blog posts is sending me 💀😭😭
Everytime I see something you cover and think “Oh I’ve heard about this from other people” I’m always shocked at how much more you know and cover than everyone else does.
My dad died from this type of cancer. I can’t believe people would want to fake it, it was horrible to watch him deteriorate until he eventually passed
I’m so sorry for your loss
I’m sorry you guys had to go through that
I’m so sorry for your loss
Thank you all I appreciate the love very much ❤️❤️❤️
Growing up, I had to watch as my mother suffer with cancer. She lost her battle when I was 9 yrs old and she was only 31. People like scamanda make me so mad! I'm absolutely disgusted
I just was diagnosed with breast cancer stage 1 on Wednesday. I'm 28 years old. My gosh how do people live with themselves lying about something so life altering and terrifying.
This story is insane. I have precancerous cells in my cervix right now and I’m pregnant. I can’t get anything done till after the baby. I am terrified. She’s an evil creature for this. I have three kids already and having a new baby and facing cancer 😢 all in all Gods got this! Btw, your kitty is so so precious. 🐈
❤❤❤. I hope you get the all clear.
good luck 💜
Don’t be afraid. I had the treatment for this, and got the all clear after HPV. You’ll be completely fine, it’s really common x
You realize everyone has cancer cells in their bodies. Precancerous is the same….
@@briergate402same
Wow, what a genuinely foul and horrible woman Scamanda is. I hope she gets the utmost karma she deserves for all the lying, greed, and deception. Not to mention being a home wrecker is just extra awful.
I truly hope she pays for it all somehow.
I've listened to the Scamanda podcast, and it has some extra details about her life - apparently she also scammed her way into a principal position at a school and terrorized the teachers who didn't buy into her nonsense. Like, screaming at them, demoralizing, gaslighting - and, of course, she would be gone most of the time due to her "cancer." Not to mention the other teacher included in the school fundraiser actually died of her (very real) cancer; who knows if she might have had a chance if Amanda hadn't diverted 50% of the money to herself. Awful.
Home wrecker that BRINGS CHILDREN INTO IT AND AWAY FROM THE BABIES MOM IS SICKKK
Totally forgot about the homewrecker part after all the sh*t she has done but wow… she and Corey looked like they deserve each other though 😅
As someone who recently lost a lifelong friend to Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on October 4th,lost my Aunt/Godmother to breast cancer on October 22nd,and one of my bff's 11 y/o daughter was diagnosed with leukemia on October 16th,this makes me beyond furious 🤬 i don't even have the words 😔
So sorry for your losses ❤
My condolences for your heartbreaking losses. I can't think for the life of me why people think it's okay to do something so unforgivable and sick.
Sorry for your losses. On the positive note there has been significant progress in treating childhood leukemia. Hoping for the best
My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to you and everyone who has been affected 😞. Someone faking cancer is the most despicable slap in the face to anyone who has ever endured that kind of trauma. Hoping the best for that baby girl.
I think pretty much everyone has had a loved one pass away from cancer.
As a cancer survivor at age 33 I can’t imagine lying about something like this.
What about her husband? Was he not charged with anything? Obviously he was in on it.
Just a note: Cancer and chemo don't necessarily make a person look sickly. My mom has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and she was still able to go to work even when she was receiving chemo. She lost her hair, but that was the only way you could tell she was on chemo. In fact, a lot of people don't even realize her cancer is stage 4 because she still looks healthy. I'm sure it affects people differently, of course, and I'm not excusing Amanda's behavior since clearly she was not sick.
Absolutely. My fiancé actually looked and felt better during chemo (not chemo days or the day after but all the time between treatments) because the cancer itself was so bad the treatment made him better very quickly. He also worked from home the entire time.
My grandmother had stage 3 breast cancer, she underwent chemo and you would have never known, she didn’t look sick and she didn’t even lose her hair. She’s been cancer free for 3 years now.
Chemo kicked my ass. I was pale bald and lost 30lbs. But on my good days I looked healthy.
I was thinking the same. In fact, I didn't lose my eyelashes and eyebrows until the end of chemo. It did kick my butt - my energy levels were up & down. I always crashed 2-3 days after chemo.
Chemo about killed me. No hair, no eyelashes, no eyebrows, exhausted… and I realize we all have different chemo cocktails based on our cancers. I had to have the red Devil. I had nooooo hair for six months plus and felt awful the day of and for 4-5 days after. I wish I’d had this “chemo lite” that others seem to have had. 😅
I was diagnosed with luekemia in 2014 and in 2015 I received a SCT (stem cell transplant) at MD Anderson. It was a difficult and long road back to living a normal life. I listened to this podcast earlier this year (it is seriously so good!), and my jaw just basically stayed dropped. Thank God for freedom of the press!
I’m glad she got the jail time she got. A strong message needs to be sent. All these people faking illness to take advantage of others are scum and take away from real cases. Imagine how many people would stop donating to real cases out of fear to be scammed.
I honestly don’t know how you could fake this. Like there’s no proof of treatments or anything??
My aunt just died from cancer a few months ago she literally was in so much pain that she secretly stopped taking her pills and nobody knew until she went in for a scheduled surgery and they tested her and saw how bad things have gotten 😢 this story is wild 😱
I'm sorry for your loss.
as someone who’s grandfather is literally just withering away from 3 cancers the title already made me upset
I'm sorry. I loved my grandfathers so much. I can't imagine having to witness that.
@@JenAmazed42 It’s definitely hard especially since he’s the only male figure in my life but i know he’s keeping high spirits and doing things he loves ˙ᵕ˙ Tysm
So sorry about your grandfather. Sending all the love and light his way and to all who love him.
I just lost my grandfather to cancer two months ago. He was my favourite person in the world and it broke me to see him fade away little by little. This video made me so angry and i caught myself hoping that this horrible person would actually get cancer just so she would actually see what it is like and fully understand how evil her actions were.
@@sannieliisa im so sorry for your loss :(( totally understandable i just hope for your peace of mind
There’s nothing funny about this “cancer” story but when Kendall uses her “sweet sarcastic” voice to read what SCAMANDA writes to others is just making me laugh so hard!! 😂
As someone who watched my oldest sister go thru cancer twice and lost my baby sister to breast cancer in August ,this makes me outraged and disgusted
After seeing my uncle, who was like a father to me, literally take his last breath before dying from pancreatic cancer (seriously one of the worst and most awful cancers ever!), I really hope these scammers have a one-way ticket to hell. 😡
My 38 year old son died 10 years ago with pancreatic cancer and the suffering and horrific pain he endured is unspeakable. Absolutely the worst cancer with so little funding for research. Nothing positive has been done in the years since he passed. This woman in this story is disgraceful and should be locked up for life.
That documentary has all my heart, Kendall!
It's looks so well-done.The compassion, hard work and dedication that you show is always so so inspiring to me! You always do everything with class.
🥹 thank you!
How Corey or Amanda’s mother were never charged is beyond me.
My grandfather who is 89 now had throat cancer a couple years ago and it was very sad I really thought he wasn’t going to make it. But now he’s cancer free and still living at home with his wife❤️
I cannot with Kendall's sarcasm when she reads what Scamamda wrote 🤣 I love ya, Kendall! Can't wait to see the documentary! 💚
Happy Thanksgiving from Middle Tennessee! 🧡🤍🦃🍽️
Same!!! 😂
I have ovarian cancer but the worst part of this story is the custody battle. To destroy Alita’s life is despicable.
Came for the crime tea stayed for the kitty 😻
As someone who had cancer this is so disturbing. I only told my close family and never ever asked for money!! The fact that people use diseases like cancer to get money and attention is disgusting. Why aren’t there laws against this???
Yes you are right.
There needs to be a distinct law against illness scammers (and romance scammers who destroy lives), especially as they have have more reach since the rise of the internet. More reach means greater opportunity to create victims of these frauds.
Yes you are right.
There needs to be a distinct law against illness scammers (and romance scammers who destroy lives), especially as they have have more reach since the rise of the internet. More reach means greater opportunity to create victims of these frauds.
A family member of mine passed away a few years ago from leukemia. The fact that this woman lied about this is beyond disgusting. People are really out here suffering. I have no more words
Oh no I totally feel you I’ve had an uncle and my father both diagnosed with lung cancer and they both have died and seeing this video about this woman faking it? And stealing money? She’s cruel.
The unethical things people do to get a financial leg up never ceases to amaze me.
Why these "sick" ppl claiming they have the WORST disease NO ppl want to be diagnosed. Don't they ever hear this - BE CAREFUL WHAT U WISH FOR, IT MAY JUST COME TRUE.
It’s lovely to see Kendall’s pets be so comfortable in this room I didn’t notice dog at first until I seen a little head behind cat bed lol
Kendall, you and your team will never cease to amaze me at your undying generosity & empathy towards family’s of true crime. You’re the Angel these family’s need!
Very excited for the doc Kendall. Ty for giving victims a voice!
I am a triple negative breast cancer survivor and hearing stories like this pisses me off. 6 months of aggressive chemo, surgeries, 3 weeks of radiation, a year of immunotherapy. It was the hardest thing ive ever gone through. Next week will be 1 year since my last chemo. My immune system is still shot, i have scar tissue on my left lung from radiation. I coughed and broke a rib 2 weeks ago because of radiation. I will have life long challenges and worries of it coming back. Life is forever changed because of cancer.
This happened with my stepbrother’s mom. She lied to her whole family, they had a jamboree for her. She didn’t get 400k but still hurt her family severely and took advantage of so many who were generous enough to help!
I watched both of my parents wither away with cancer. My Mama had pancreatic cancer and within six months of finding out about it, she passed away. I saw my sweet Mama take her last breath. That is life changing. And my Dad died from lung and bone cancer. So I watched them suffer so bad. This case just makes me sick to my stomach. Unless you go through a family member dying from cancer, you really don’t know how horrible it is. Thank you Kendall for doing this video. You are the best!❤
"i'm pregnant"
"... i thought you were dying"
BRUHH LMAO
Not only evil but stupid too. she wasnt clever enough to actually get away with this.
The look of joy and excitement when she is pointing to a leukemia sign is truly disturbing. She makes my blood boil.
It’s so comforting to see the kitty sleeping in your video ❤
Not long after my dad died of cancer my ,then, partners aunt came to see us. She was asking a lot of questions and then announced she had cancer. After she left I spoke with my partner and we did some digging. It turned out she was lying and asking me questions to make her story more convincing. It was one of the most disgusting things I've ever been through. She made such a huge deal that the drs has also said her children would likely get it as well because she had.
Looks like you had the right gut feelings. Amazing you caught that, bravo.
People like this just blow my mind 🤯 not only is it sick and unethical, the amount of energy she put into the scams is insane
The SCAMANDA podcast is incredible, for people wanting more information/different coverage! Loved this as always 💖
Thank you for saying lost a loved one to cancer instead of a loved one losing the battle to cancer - I know it's a common saying but It feels almost disrespectful like taking away the last shred of dignity they had left when cancer already stripped everything away
as someone who spent all of their childhood to teenage years in hospital (still dealing with it at 22) and being so isolated that i don't even know how to be social without being incredibly awkward now in my early adult years due to it. it boils my blood that someone faked it all for attention. i would love to be healthy and wish my most important years wasn't in hospital. i had a year to live if i didn't get my bowel removed, now i live with a bag for the rest of my life. it broke apart my family, we had no money my dad would sleep on a chair next to my bed for weeks at a time and sharing my hospital meals just so he could also eat, due to not having money for a hotel or food when travelling around to different hospitals, we never asked for help but here is this POS women scamming unknowing kind people for her own gain, disgusting.
Whoa I’m so sorry that’s terrible
What's hilarious is when I first started using tiktok one of her videos actually popped up. She was talking about a tumor that apparently wrapped around her spine and I was like... She's awfully flexible and doesn't show the signs of pain you'd expect from someone with a tumor like that. I watched a few videos, figured she was full of shit, and blocked her. I didn't want to get shit from her followers for asking questions... Damn I should've you!
Depends how big the tumour is (I mean she didn’t have one so) but yeah my fiancé had stage 4 lymphoma and he had 6 tumours but only one caused pain. The spine and rib tumours we didn’t even notice because the one in his knee was massive so it hurt a lot more
@@Chelseabee55 I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. Dr grande didn't mention a medical work up. Where did you learn about her not having a tumor? Also, size isn't the issue as much as location. There are tumors that will cause wild behavior changes.
@@brittanywilcox7377 it’s ok, he’s cancer free now. Lymphoma is very treatable and actually rarely fatal unless someone is very old. And I thought you were talking about Amanda, the one in the video? I meant she didn’t have a tumour at all because she was faking
@@Chelseabee55 I'm so sorry I replied thinking that this was a comment on a DR grande video LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 disregard!
@@brittanywilcox7377 I was kind of confused I’ll be honest 🤣🤣🤣
i was diagnosed with stage 4 nonhodgkins lymphoma last year…it was brutal and completely devastating. it changed my life.. and to know there are people out there like this is truly disturbing and disgusting!
Why didn’t people ask to see “receipts” like medical reports?
When I had routine gallbladder surgery, I was given a folder w all of my blood, sonogram, endoscope results, triage and discharge papers.
I love the SCAMANDA podcast & so glad you’re covering this!! I know you weren’t able cover all the details, but man there’s so much more shit that these horrible excuse of humans did or that happened during all the years of lying. I can’t stand them! I wish they’d been caught sooner before so many people became victims of theirs. I say theirs because I absolutely believe Corey was a part of it all. They are lying, cheating, despicable, horrible, hateful people. I hope karma really comes a bitchin’ in every aspect of their lives.
I listened to the full podcast when it was airing and I cannot BELIEVE he didnt go to jail too. Her husband is a PSYCHO.
My granddad was diagnosed with cancer and died when I was six, and because of that for so many years of my life I wanted to be a scientist to find a cure for it. This story upsets me so much.
There is a cure for cancer... But no one is told that because it would cost those in healthcare TRILLIONS without having to do chemo and other horrible things. It's honestly disgusting more people don't know about it.
@@Amrowe23 Wow. This is the first time I've heard about that. Thank you so much for telling me, it really means a lot. 💗
As a stage 3 cancer patient trying to raise funds, this infuriates me 😢
As the sister and daughter of 2 people that died of cancer, this case disgust me terribly. Thank you so much Kendall, for giving victims and their families a voice. Thank you for being such an angel for all victims.
As a nurse, and someone that has never heard of this case, I’m sitting here thinking, “well *that* doesn’t happen!” 😅 so glad to see this woman is behind bars, even if just for a little while.
Imagine if Amanda actually used her talents towards doing something honest and good. She could have done something that was actually real and made money honestly! But no she lied and ruined other people’s lives in order to feel good and get what she happened.
my grandma is currently going thru cancer, that’s literally fucked up…
I'm curious to know what systems are in place to check in on judges and how they operate. The fact that this woman was so easily villified is sick.
"Easily vilified?" Not only do you not know her, but you also don't know what was said about her.
@DavidKen878 I know the situation around it, which is why I said what I said. Why you so mad, man?
@@burnabee I'm not mad, I was just saying.
This infuriates me! I was diagnosed with stage iv metastatic breast cancer a year and a half ago at the age of 39, living a healthy lifestyle my whole life. It has blindsided me and my husband and my 12 year old daughter. I’m STILL struggling with my diagnosis. ALSO, we have been blessed with a strong support system of friends from my daughter’s school. They have made meals for our family and always offer to help us in any way-me, a person that is a doer and very independent, I have a hard time accepting things being done for me. I am forever grateful, but I know everyone has stuff going on and for people to take time out of their lives to help us is just still hard for me-I’m weird I guess. ❤
I listened to the whole podcast about this it was so well done. Love that you're covering this.
It’s soooo good!
I did too! Amanda and her husband are the absolute worst.
@@MidnightAndLuna I'm so surprised he's just walking free.
@@nicolelush6980 I am too!
The fairness and sensitivity you approach cases is the reason I love your content. Another reason is the cat in your videos, such a fluffy little one.