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.
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Hunt the Masterminds
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Take the Deal
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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.
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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.
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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?
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18 Jan 2023
Meet the Callers
Two young Indian men, Pawan and Jayesh, get a job offer that seems too good to be true, and soon find themselves in the middle of the scam.
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18 Jan 2023
Chase the Runners
Dave and Kris, now with the help of fellow investigator Dylan, surveille the on-the-ground scammers in the U.S. and get closer to unraveling the conspiracy.
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18 Jan 2023
Follow the Money
DHS investigators Dave and Kris investigate a rash of scam calls and find out the plot is far bigger and more complicated than they could have ever imagined.
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18 Jan 2023
Introducing... Chameleon: Scam Likely
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 latest season 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.
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