ENCORE: Gossip Girls | Part 1

Scamfluencers

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.1 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

While we work on some brand-new episodes, we’re returning to one of our very first episodes about two jet-setting sisters from Canada, Kiran and Jyoti Matharoo. In 2016, a mysterious apology video surfaces online. In it, the sisters claim they’re the masterminds behind a vicious gossip site that’s been stirring up scandal and controversy in Nigeria. The only problem? The video is a fabrication — and the truth is even stranger.

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0:00.0	Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to scam fluencers early and ad-free right now.
0:04.6	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or Apple Podcasts.
0:08.0	Hey, everyone.
0:08.9	Last week, we announced that Sarah and I are on the lineup for the first ever Wondry Exhibit C, a true crime cruise, which is sailing to the Bahamas in January of 2026.
0:18.9	It is freezing here, and I am so excited for a warm weather escape next winter.
0:24.2	Sachi, same. And there are going to be a ton of cool activities aboard like self-defense classes,
0:30.3	panels with true crime experts, trivia nights, spa experiences. The list goes on. Cabins are on sale now. So please make sure you grab
0:39.2	yours before they sell out because we are so excited to meet you all IRL. Head to Exhibitcruise.com
0:45.0	for all the information. You can also find the link in the show notes. Turning now to today's
0:50.4	episode, we have an oldie but a goodie. While we work on some brand new episodes,
0:55.6	including stories about Hollywood fraudsters and some nerdy gamer scammers, we're revisiting
1:00.7	one of our favorite early episodes. We're returning to the story of two jet-setting sisters
1:05.7	from Canada, Kieran and Joti Mataru, who found a life of luxury by dating billionaires.
1:15.6	But their glamorous life takes a turn after a mysterious video is posted online. In the video, the sisters claim to be the masterminds behind a vicious gossip site that stirred up scandal and controversy in Nigeria.
1:22.6	The only problem? The video is a fabrication.
1:26.6	When the video was recorded, Kieran and Joti were actually
1:29.1	stranded in a foreign country after angering a billionaire who has the police in his pocket and an axe to
1:34.7	grind against the sisters.
1:43.7	Hi, Sarah.
1:45.0	Hey, Satchy.
1:46.4	Okay, so as someone who is terminally online, I've become obsessed with the evolution of a very specific kind of public messaging.
1:55.0	The celebrity apology.
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