Chameleon: Scam Likely

By Campside Media / Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture Documentary News True Crime Tech News

Favorites
60
Followers
Typical duration
37 min
per episode

Based on Podcast App listening data

Chameleon: Scam Likely episodes

October 02, 2023 Who is 'The Horse Queen'? The Secrets Behind the Scammer That Ruined Dixon, IL
It's the 1990's and in the world of show horses - Rita Crundwell was the name on everyone's lips. Known as "The Horse Queen," she was the proud owner of hundreds of champion quarter horses on her ranch outside the small city of Dixon, Illinois. But something wasn't adding up with Crundwell's equestrian empire. A shocking FBI investigation revealed a decades long scam that Rita was running from inside the halls of Dixon City Hall, a scam that drained the town completely dry. How did this horse crazed criminal get away with the largest municipal embezzlement in American history? Reveal the secrets of The Horse Queen on the new season of Crooked City: Dixon IL.
Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes of Crooked City: Dixon, IL right now, completely ad-free.
Catch new episodes of Crooked City: Dixon, IL every week wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe to The Binge and unlock all episodes ad-free today.
Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of the Crooked City show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you listen.
A Truth Media & Sony Music Entertainment production.
Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 min
September 11, 2023 Portrait of a Con Artist: Unraveling the Art World's Greatest Deception
For years, Helge Achenbach has been among the world’s most successful art dealers. But with one treacherous move, he lands in prison. In Season 6 of Chameleon: Gallery of Lies, host Bijan Stephen sets out on the international trail of the most famous criminal you’ve never heard of. With unprecedented access to an ex-con, Bijan attempts to solve the riddle of who Helge really is—and who he might become.
Subscribe now to unlock all shows on The Binge and you’ll be the first to access Chameleon: Gallery of Lies as soon as it drops on September 1st.
A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment Production.
Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 min
August 01, 2023 The Dark Secrets of "The White Devil" in Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou
For almost two decades, DEA Special Agent Chad Scott ruled the streets just North of New Orleans. He controlled a network of snitches by convincing people he arrested to work for him as informants. Chad would stop at nothing to put drug dealers behind bars. His successes won awards at the DEA, but his willingness to bend the rules earned him a terrifying reputation on the streets. Some called him the Golden Boy. Others called him the White Devil. But when one of guys on Chad's team is caught dealing drugs, Chad’s life is overturned. His right-hand men betray him and confess everything to the FBI. Investigators go over his career with a fine-toothed comb, asking the question: is Chad Scott the greatest DEA Agent in the South, or is he a criminal?
Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes of Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou right now, completely ad-free.
Catch new episodes of Smoke Screen: Betrayal on the Bayou every week wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe to The Binge and unlock all episodes ad-free today.
Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of the Smoke Screen show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you listen.
A Neon Hum & Sony Music Entertainment production.
Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 min
July 03, 2023 Assassins, Heists, & Nazis: The Untold Story of the Abortion Pill in America
You may have heard of the abortion pill, especially in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year. But the story of how the pill became legal in America is closer to an action film than to a courtroom drama—with covert operations, heists, and even murder. On the new season of Cover Up: The Pill Plot, travel back to the ‘90s and join the ragtag group that plotted an international drug smuggling scheme and set up a secret lab to get the abortion pill to America. Get a front row seat to the epic struggle facing activists who battled presidents, the Supreme Court, militant anti-abortionists and so much more.
Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes of Cover Up: The Pill Plot right now, completely ad-free.
Catch new episodes of Cover Up: The Pill Plot every week wherever you get your podcasts or subscribe to The Binge and unlock all episodes ad-free today.
Just click ‘Subscribe’ on the top of the Cover Up show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you listen.
A Sony Music Entertainment production.
Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 min
January 18, 2023 Hunt the Masterminds
Host Yudhijit and producer Johnny travel to Ahmedabad, India to find the fugitives who got away and finally unearth the whole truth.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
38 min
January 18, 2023You Might Also Like: Good Game with Sarah Spain
Introducing Not Clouded By Starpower with Erin Matson from Good Game with Sarah Spain.
Follow the show: Good Game with Sarah Spain
UNC field hockey coach Erin Matson joins Sarah to talk about her (very fast!) transition from player to coach, how she’s still dangling on her teammates, and what the 18-0 Tar Heels need to do to win another natty this year. Plus, a hockey WTFact that’ll have you shaking your head and an ode to a social media mix-up involving x-rays and pups.

Take a look at the Daily Mail x Lindsey Vonn post we mentioned here

Follow UNC Field Hockey’s journey through the NCAA tourney here

The NWSL playoff schedule is here

The NCAA soccer bracket and schedule is here

The NCAA volleyball schedule is here

The NCAA basketball schedule is here

Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at [email protected]

Follow us on Bluesky! We’ve included the new links below!

Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.bsky.social Instagram: @Spain2323

Follow producer Misha Jones! Bluesky: @mishthejrnalist.bsky.social Instagram: @mishthejrnalist TikTok: @mishthejrnalist

Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].
1 hr 1 min
January 18, 2023 Take the Deal
The arrested scammers start to plead guilty, but can Dave, Kris, and Dylan get their hands on the biggest mastermind of all?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
37 min
January 18, 2023 Get the Bad Guys
DHS investigators Dave, Kris, and Dylan have tracked the scam for three years. Now it's time to take it down.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
36 min
January 18, 2023 Tell the Cops
Scam callers Pawan and Jayesh decide to turn on their bosses and inform American authorities, but it turns out an Indian police officer is already hot on the trail.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
38 min
January 18, 2023 Find the Evidence
Investigators Dave, Kris, and Dylan finally get a complete picture of the scam—but will anyone help them go after the criminals at the center of it?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
41 min

About Chameleon: Scam Likely

From the publisher's feed

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.