What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever?
 
This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week.
 
Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this massive scam on this season of Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written - available now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever? This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week. Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this massive scam on this season of Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written - available now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever?
 
This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week.
 
Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this massive scam on this season of Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written - available now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

The Hunt for the Psychic Scammer Who Robbed Over a Million Americans

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.

Society & Culture

Documentary

News

True Crime

Tech News

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.

Share The Hunt for the Psychic Scammer Who Robbed Over a Million Americans

Sign up to save your podcasts

The Hunt for the Psychic Scammer Who Robbed Over a Million Americans

The Hunt for the Psychic Scammer Who Robbed Over a Million Americans

More shows like Chameleon: Scam Likely

BROKEN: Jeffrey Epstein

Chameleon

Death on the Lot

The Binge Crimes: Fatal Fantasy

The Just Enough Family

Defining Diego

Crime Scene

Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen

Chameleon: High Rollers

Fake Priest

I Am Rama

Crooked City: Dixon, IL

Wild Boys

Crooked City: Youngstown, OH

Infamous

The Maxwells

TAGGED

Infamous: Boy Gone Wild

Just Say You're Sorry

Devil in the Ditch

Evaporated: Gone with the Gods

Deadly Cure

Body Brokers

Infamous: Dubai's Missing Princesses

My Fugitive Dad

Chameleon: Dr. Dante

Fringe Network: Alien State

The Greatest Scam Ever Written

Lady Mafia

Finding Mom's Killer

Crooked City: The Emerald Triangle

19 Days

Baby Broker