What Mariana van Zeller has said about Romance scams
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 16, 2026
Mariana van Zeller, Portuguese-American Peabody and Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, host of Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller, has been quoted on Romance scams 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on October 16, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Van Zeller argues that scam victims are not simply gullible, because scammers exploit universal emotions.
“what these scammers are so good at doing is that they prey on emotions that we all share, you know, love and trust and sometimes greed as well”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 2:22
Van Zeller says men fall victim to romance scams as often as women but are less willing to speak about it out of shame.
“men are as likely to falling victim to these scams as women, but they just have a lot more shame around it”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 11:37
Episodes
#2567 - Mariana van ZellerThe Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 16, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
Joe Rogan and journalist Mariana van Zeller discuss romance and pig-butchering scams, Meta's profits from scam ads, Mexican cartels, the opioid crisis and drug policy.
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