A friend of the Adelaide tourist who was killed in a zip-lining accident has revealed the sick tactic someone used to try and cash in on the freak accident.

Damian McCann, a friend of the couple, has since set up a GoFundMe page to help with the costs of Mr Sanderson’s funeral.

But he revealed it has been a struggle to get donations after a scammer set up his own fundraiser on a different website and tricked friends and family of the couple into donating.

He hopes to raise enough money to cover Mr Sanderson’s funeral and to help the family with any ongoing costs.