Episodes

  • Introducing Season One of Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen

    Introducing Season One of Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen
    Sep 17 2020
    The incredible true story of the Hollywood Con Queen scam, and the hunt for the sick mastermind behind it. With Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis. A production of Campside Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 1. The Hook

    Hollywood Con Queen | 1. The Hook
    Oct 1 2020
    Eddie, an aspiring film industry trainer, gets a  call from a powerful producer offering him the opportunity of a lifetime  -- a major film project, in Indonesia. But when Eddie gets to Jakarta,  there is no movie. And after some friends back home do a little sleuthing, Eddie realizes that he's been pulled into something far bigger than just a little scam.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 2. Heather

    Hollywood Con Queen | 2. Heather
    Oct 1 2020
    Eddie wasn't the first person to fall into this fake movie trap. Not even close. Two years before Eddie got  that call, Heather, a make-up artist in London, heard from a different  producer, about a different movie, also in Indonesia. But Heather's trip  was far more harrowing. She feared for her life. And her story pulls us deeper into the tangled web of the Hollywood Con Queen scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 3. Into the Rabbit Hole

    Hollywood Con Queen | 3. Into the Rabbit Hole
    Oct 8 2020
    The Hollywood Con Queen scam is far bigger and more complicated than anyone recognized. Each victim seems to lead to five more victims, and the more Josh and Vanessa unpack this baffling con, the weirder things get. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 4. Cat and Mouse

    Hollywood Con Queen | 4. Cat and Mouse
    Oct 15 2020
    Nicole, the private investigator, joins us inside the rabbit hole, and begins to chip away at some of the scammer's defenses. That work also uncovers one incredible secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 5. Turning the Tables

    Hollywood Con Queen | 5. Turning the Tables
    Oct 22 2020
    The scam has a whole other set of victims — the female producers and studio execs who had their names and reputations damaged by the Con Queen. Josh goes to visit Deb Snyder, one of the biggest film producers in Hollywood, and finds that she has some very interesting things to share about our scammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 6. Day Player

    Hollywood Con Queen | 6. Day Player
    Oct 29 2020
    Just when you thought the Con Queen scam couldn't get any more mind-boggling, a new twist emerges — one that makes the depravity of this scammer abundantly clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Hollywood Con Queen | 7. Ghosted

    Hollywood Con Queen | 7. Ghosted
    Nov 5 2020
    With no sign of the case being resolved, and the Con Queen very much still racking up victims, the team decides to go hunting for this elusive scammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins