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Kings of Scam

2026-04-01 de
Documentary
Smishing attacks often begin with fake package notifications that lead to fraudulent links; this is how hundreds of thousands of victims are scammed, their credit card data stolen. The documentary investigates this multi-billion-dollar fraud network, the luxurious lifestyles of those involved, and the software used, "Magic Cat." The BR's investigative team follows leads in an internal Telegram group and reconstructs connections to China, Thailand, and the USA.

Color Grading

Robin Paralkar

Sound Designer

Florian Meyhöfer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Klaus Peintner

Assistant Editor

Dijana Mitrovic

Supervising Producer

Verena Nierle

Script Consultant

Jakob Schreier

germany china norway lifestyle thailand fraud true crime investigative journalism cybercrime social engineering scammer united states of america (usa) suspenseful tense phishing luxury

Status

Returning Series

Countries

  • Germany

Companies

  • BR