Documentary series · ARD-alpha
Kings of Scam
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kings of Scam actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kings of Scam reads strongest on Cliffhanger Intensity, Tension and World Building.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
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.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Julia SchweinbergerWriter
- Lena WalbrunnWriter
- Arne Meyer‑FünffingerWriter
- Alexander NabertWriter
- Sammy KhamisWriter
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