I’ve loved everything produced so far but this one…..!! A complete non story about 2 nuts that are a product of a crazy, fringe family. When anyone can even momentarily consider the plausibility of the flat earth conspiracy reason has left town. I’m annoyed at myself for listening to so many episodes.

Love the show but so incredibly disappointed about the weight loss ad for a company called Reset? It’s so confusing why they would choose to advertise this for a show about scams, kind of ironic if you ask me. It’s for some diet plan where you restrict for 2 days a week (which can absolutely lead to binging and dangerous for people prone to eating disorders)

The production is good, if not stereotypic of the genre. It imitates the “investigative journalism around an event” of serial that is the new norm for these shows. Unfortunately the story is not engaging. There are so many stories to be told out there and doing a Hollywood sob story is so superficial. I’m sure the networks other shows can be great because of the production but I gave up after 5 tedious episodes.

Edited for season 3

The first few episodes are really interesting, unfortunately as you listen and the “mystery” is unraveled you discover the story is super uninteresting. The individuals involved are just……not worthy people to learn about for 9 episodes. This falls into the category of “podcast host makes a show about something that happened in his town” which is quite a trope. When you do this, you inevitably stretch a small story too far. Standard large production quality here, lots of editing, lots of music and lots of “I’m 12 and this is deep” over dramatising. Overall poor.

I get most podcasts nowadays want you to pay for their ad free version. I get they need sponsors. But this otherwise excellent podcast has more adverts than content now. One interruption is ok. Three or four isn’t. It really puts me off listening

It begins with a great premise, two young men walk out of the bush into a small Canadian town. But ultimately the revelations are not enough to maintain its momentum. The self-righteous brothers aren’t likeable enough to build the second part of the series around.

What gorgeous narrative

That closing statement gave me goosebumps

What a great series

Sent it to all my pod-loving friends!

This tale started out with much promise and mystery, but after episode 4 it all just rather petered out to a really dull conclusion . 9 episodes on 2 disturbed boys leave home, lie low. Tell lies and then go home. That’s it. Yes it was about eating disorders so why the advert for some probably hopeless food supplement. Really was a bit of a non story.

Such a great podcast. By episode 6 you’ll be rolling your eyes so much they’ll fall out of your head. America in a barmy nutshell.

Best podcast I’ve listened to for some time. Sam the host does a great job and splitting it into 2 distinct parts is a fab idea!

Superb! This is one of my favourite shows

I love this show - the research is presented beautifully and the hosts are awesome! Look forward to more content :)

Fantastic story well told, loved series 1 too! Series 2 was too long and I lost interest after 3 episodes. Please more stories like 1 & 3!!

Season 2 (High Rollers) is an interesting story story and the host Trevor is excellent but it’s too long and, ultimately, it just ends without any kind of conclusion. Disappointing.

Thoroughly enjoyed the first three episodes of this amazing story. Unfortunately I could not complete the series as it is necessary to subscribe in order to do so. I won’t be listening to any moreCampsite productions as this has completely ruined my experience and think it is an underhand way of gaining subscriptions. Such a shame.

Love this

Sneaky little swindles, rope you in with 3 episodes then have to subscribe to hear the conclusion! Ads spoil it too

Brilliantly written, produced and recounted. Well done, guys. We want more!

Just another depressing story of shallow, selfish, greedy people

Great podcast. We’ll researched, enjoyable storytelling, balanced commentary.

Lenny how are ya?

The second series was even better than the first. Excellent journalism on both series and the stories are well told that keep the listener engrossed.

Really enjoyed this podcast. Trevor is a great story teller. Looking forward to more from him.

Season one was truly fantastic. Superb journalism, story telling and production. Season two, however, feels unrelated to the themes of ‘Chameleon’ season one. It’s as though Season two’s story was being put together and they didn’t have an outlet for it, so it was tagged onto the Chameleon brand. Listen to S1 but don’t bother with S2.

I enjoyed Season 1 but the season 2 story is dragged out and seemingly deliberately over complicated. The story telling is all over the place. It could have been wrapped up in a few episodes - no real investigation, just interviews and one starts with “I don’t know anything about this case and not involved at all” paraphrasing but it was true! Just a waste of time.

This is genuinely one of the best podcasts I’ve heard. Trevor takes an absolute cluster of a complicated story and somehow wraps it up in a way that keeps you gripped until the very end of the last episode. This is a grower- stick with it, you won’t regret it.

I loved Chameleon, riveted from episode 1 but I actually ditched this series after listening to the first episode. I was just not at all interested in these people. I then went back to it to give it another go and am glad I did as the first episode was a little misleading, it’s a far meatier and worthwhile story than a bunch of annoying weight loss charlatans.

Looking forward to seeing what these writers do next.

The best podcast I’ve heard in ages. Amazing story. I absolutely recommend this!

The level of material put out doesn’t in anyway justify putting it behind a paywall. I subscribe to a couple of patreon shows whose research and production quality makes me want to support them but this show while decent is streets behind. Second season lacks the element of surprise and mystique so you’re in for a disappointment. 30% of it goes to apple anyway so think again before subscribing.

WOW

So many twists and Turns. So much going on…

Great story telling.

Wow.

Listened to it in two days. Really well done, great story

This series could have been wrapped up in fewer episodes and told much better. What’s with the shampoo adverts too? The American accents, ‘Hollywood’ stories and back chat is very annoying after a while. Hard to believe people were so gullible.

Really fascinating true life tale of mass deception gradually and professionally revealed. Totally enjoyable topic put together and presented by a relaxed and relatable team of podcasters and contributors. Excellent thank you ... and more please!

If producers wanted a blueprint to create a great podcast, then this is it. A fascinating story, that's brilliantly delivered. The narration by Josh Dean is captivating, the soundtrack is addictive and each episode leaves you satisfied but wanting more, out of pure greed. I'm already super-excited for the next instalment by Campside Media and these guys. Great job.

...yes, a truly fascinating story, but for me it was severely marred by the way in which the main presenter gabbled at top speed. This, combined with the American accent (I’m English), meant that my grasp of the details of this amazing investigation was patchy. Would it hurt to speak at a slightly less frenetic pace?

I gave this a go and was hooked - very strange story, compellingly read and presented. Amazing what the investigators managed to dig up by not giving up!

… He’s not a master con-artist, he’s a very naughty boy!

Absolutely thrilling, rollercoaster ride to listen to.

A shame for all of the victims, but the podcast itself was very well produced. Can’t wait for update episodes !

I came across this by chance from an article in the Guardian over the weekend on the Con Queen and his antics in the restaurant influencing business in the UK. The podcast had me gripped from the first minute and I went through the whole season in a day. It’s well written and Josh really does a great job of stitching the story together that just keeps you hanging on. His presentation style is also very relaxed as well as informal without understating the seriousness of the subject and victims. There was also a nice little segue on confidence crimes which provided a different perspective on things. Very slick production.

I could not stop listening to this. Such an unbelievable but completely true account of the Deva sting effect one person has had on hundreds of not thousands of lives. Twist after twist after twist. Well worth a listen, without a doubt.

So brave of the innocent scammed people to speak up. They’re the ones who for me really made this show and the lovely Indonesian lady at the end. Well done to you on the production side for gaining their trust and for I’m sure lending a hand to track the scammer/s down.

From episode 1 I’ve been hooked. It’s so brilliantly put together.

The sign off on episode 10 - CHILLS.

By far the best example of investigative journalism I’ve ever come across.

Thank you.

The fairly interesting material could be told in a few episodes. It’s desperately slow-paced and SO. MUCH. ADVERTISING. Stretches of multiple minutes of advertising for other podcasts in every episode, which really put me off.

Feels like a poor man’s (or tabloid) version of Serial. The creators seemed to try desperately to mimic and downright imitate the style, but it ends up being more comedy than drama because of the low grade subject at hand.

Just so good! Hooked from ep 1

Interesting, well done and unexpected! Will be recommending to friends. Please give an update as soon as there is one!!!

Top class podcast with loads of twists and turns. Tune in and enjoy!

One of the best true crime podcasts I’ve ever listened to! So thoroughly investigated and the story is wild. Lots of great interviews and great editing.

I got turned onto this podcast by another podcast called “my favourite murder” and i have literally not stopped listening since i listened to the first episode. Its amazing to hear the story straight from the victims mouth. And follow along the investigations.. LOVE!!

As an Indonesian, I don’t know how to feel about this. So much talent, why wasn’t it used for good not evil

I binged this podcast and found it really entertaining. I do agree with another reviewer that hearing Heather’s racist mimicking of the Indonesian handler was very distasteful and I lost sympathy for her instantly. But I guess that’s not the fault of the podcast.