Chameleon: Scam Likely

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When a small team of government investigators learns that ordinary citizens all around the U.S. are losing their life savings to scam callers, they go on the hunt for the shadowy multinational mob behind the con, unraveling their plot from strip malls in suburban Texas to office towers in one of India's largest cities. In the season four of Chameleon, host Yudhijit Bhattacharjee retraces the steps of the cops and the crooks, and goes deep into the Indian underworld looking for the alleged masterminds who got away. Chameleon: Scam Likely is part of The Binge - subscribe to listen to all episodes, all at once, ad-free right now. From serial killer nurses to psychic scammers – The Binge is your home for true crime stories that pull you in and never let go. Follow The Binge Crimes and The Binge Cases wherever you get your podcasts to get new stories on the first of the month, every month. Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Chameleon: Scam Likely show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession.

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Entertaining and educational

07/01/2024

Ta2dMnky

I have a relative who was involved in an online scam, the scammers have become so high tech! Even using deep fakes an AI to create things that, unless you’re a natural skeptic like me, would easily fill many people. This podcast was amazingly well told, the storytelling was engaging and the host had such a cool accent! lol I listened to the entire thing in a single day, it was like a great book you couldn’t put down.
Well told

05/20/2024

ursula.s

What a great podcast! Very informative and the narrator has the best voice. Great job.
Host is great

02/16/2024

emmteeemm

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is like an Indian Keith Morrison, what a great voice! This story is so well done, and the scam machine doesn’t seem to be slowing down. A friend was scammed a couple of months ago and it will take her years to recover, and she is one of the lucky ones who will be okay.
Top notch

02/08/2023

Talkingmountain

Great storytelling!
Great podcast!

01/22/2023

Yellow Taffy

Sheds light on one of the most frustrating things we are dealing with on a weekly, if not daily basis, when we simply just answer our phone. Kudos to Bhattacharjee and all the producers at Scam Likely! A must listen if you’ve ever been scammed or received a phone call from a scammer.