. >> reporter: frillman's 500 has since been returned. >> we've been charitable most of our adult lives inflict pain like this young lady has done, my opinion is that they're in a lot of pain themself. >> reporter: gofundme telling abc news tonight the website has zero tolerance for the misuse of our platform. all donors who donated to the fund-raiser created on behalf of madison russo were fully refunded. and she has been banned from using the platform for any future fund-raisers. russo is just the latest online cancer hoax to take advantage of people's goodwill. >> amaamanda's blogs weren't ju filled with words. there were hundreds of heart-wrenching and raw intimate pictures detailing her journey. >> reporter: there was the unbelievable true story of amanda c. riley. >> and it was really like a soap opera. very easy to get sucked into the writing of it. >> reporter: a young mother faked cancer, bilking people of tens of thousands of dollars. the entire saga has been expertly crafted in lionsgate hit podcast scamanda hosted by charlie webster and produced by nancy moscatello. >> the q