Scamfluencers
4.2/5
Critic Rating
5.0/5
Listener Rating
You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic healers to trusted financial insiders to experts in dating. They cast spells over millions. Why do we be...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Titi Talabi • TitiTalabi.com • Mar 31, 2023
"...easily digestible, entertaining & fresh chunks...the format works because one can genuinely feel that the hosts are friends, they do not waste time on unnecessary banter and each episode’s scam story is very well researched & produced."
Score: 4.5
Eoghan O'Sullivan • Irish Examiner • Apr 26, 2022
"This is less aurally stimulating, but no less compelling...Although the production values aren’t as high-end as HeidiWorld, there are any number of bits that leave you agog at how this scam grew."
Score: 3
James Marriot • The Times UK • Apr 22, 2022
"Cheap sound effects are chucked in with cheerful abandon. It should feel like a craven attempt to have both of the principal types of podcast (the friends-chatting type and the serious-narrative type) at once. It shouldn’t have worked at all. But it did. Schlocky but entertaining."
Listener Reviews
Score: 5
Dana S • Dec 30, 2022
"This podcast finds and reports on interesting scammers. Even the ones you think you know, they have more information from behind the scenes. Plus the two women are funny, smart and play off each other really well. It's a rare episode when I don't laugh out and gasp out loud. I impatiently wait for the next episodes to drop. I saw that some folks think they are racist -- maybe it's because they are listening to two women of color speak some truths they'd rather not hear."
