Bloomberg | With increased attention on Cambodian scam compounds, the crime groups behind them are moving operations to countries like Sri Lanka, where they’ve found an environment with advantages for scam activity.

Sumsub | Erin West traveled to Cambodia to investigate the scam industry and separate fact from fiction, image from reality. The news about crackdowns was in the headlines. But what she found didn’t match.

ABC7 | A caller told a mother that they’d kidnapped her daughter. And they said they had proof. She heard her daughter’s panicked voice.

Press Release: The Select Committee on China has released a new investigation exposing a China-linked scam center network that has defrauded Americans of at least $10 billion annually.

Operation Shamrock’s Erin West testified about the scam industry before The House Select Committee on China on May 19, 2026.

Sumsub | Operation Shamrock investigates the heart of the scam industry. Erin explores compounds, finds new ones, and meets a trafficking victim forced to scam under threat of violence.

WIRED | It began with a message in a journalist’s inbox. A computer engineer from India was in a scam compound, forced to work 15-hour shifts running scams.

What the Hack? | The scam industry relies on organized crime, human trafficking, and corruption. Erin West, Jake Sims, and Gary Warner share their insights and expertise.

OCCRP | When police raided hotel sites in Palau, they encountered scenes that looked much like those inside the scam compounds in Myanmar and Southeast Asia.

CA.gov | Governor Gavin Newsom has named Erin West, founder of Operation Shamrock, to the California Innovation Council’s Countering Tech Fraud working group.

Asset Reality | CEO Aidan Larkin sits down with Erin West and Matthew Hogan of Operation Shamrock to talk about the global scamdemic that’s devastating victims and fueling organized crime,

Hard Reset | Tech both enables and profits from the scam industry. Billionaire leaders have some of the world’s most advanced tech, yet do little to stop scams or support victims.

Chainalysis | Erin West joins the Public Key Podcast to discuss traveling to Southeast Asian scam compounds and investigating the transnational criminal organizations stealing the life savings of hard-working people.

Reuters Special Report | Meta platforms display 15 billion scam ads a day. In fact, Meta projected that 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods.

The Hill | Fraud experts outline the significance of the DOJ indictment of Chen Zhi and what must be done to fight industrialized scamming run by organized crime.

ABC7 | Operation Shamrock’s Erin West describes her visit to the site of a scam compound implicated in the DOJ’s $15B seizure from a cyber fraud operation.

NBC Bay Area | The Department of Justice has indicted the leader of a sophisticated crime network for operating scam compounds in Myanmar.

Security Brief Australia | Scam attempts have risen 65% globally over the past year, according to BioCatch. GASA estimates that consumers lose $1.03 trillion to scams annually.