Article continues below advertisementAmanda RileySource: ABC News/HuluAmanda Riley faked her cancer diagnosis to scam people.In 2012, California-based Christian blogger Amanda Riley claimed she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and documented her fake journey by uploading fabricated photos of herself in a treatment facility. The South Bay woman sought donations from her community and online followers, supposedly to cover her medical expenses, and received a total of $105,513 from 349 individuals.