Stolen Podcast with Erin West
The Stolen podcast is a weekly look into the hidden world of transnational digital crime. Join host Erin West — prosecutor, cybercrime investigator, global keynote speaker, and your guide into the dark corners of the internet.
Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and the victims who’ve lived it. Erin investigates the global rise of digital crime — scams, cyber cartels, and other forms of online exploitation — and the people caught in the crossfire. These are the voices behind the headlines and the crimes that cross borders and boundaries.
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Explore previous episodes of Stolen podcast
The Scam Industry Isn’t Going Away, It’s Expanding
Episode 48: Lindsey Kennedy, Nathan Paul Southern, and Erin recount their travels in Cambodia, the humanitarian crisis of trafficking victims trying to get home, and being chased to the Vietnam border.
How Cambodia Became the Center of the Global Scam Industry
Episode 47: Erin West joins investigative journalists Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern in Cambodia to find out how the scam industry evolved, and what’s happening with the “crackdown.”
How Social Engineers Steal Millions — and Ways to Prevent the Scams
Episode 46: Fraud Detective Marc Evans provides insight into how scammers use social engineering to scam individuals and businesses.
Addressing the Scam Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
Episode 45: AARP’s Amy Nofziger outlines why scams keep working, who they really target, and what actually helps people heal.
Deepfakes, AI, and Scams: Seeing Is No Longer Believing
Episode 44: What if the person on your screen isn't real? Perry Carpenter shares how deepfakes, AI-generated voice cloning, and synthetic media have become powerful weapons.
Scam Solutions: Fighting Fraud from within the Banking Industry
Financial crimes expert Steve Lenderman joins the Stolen podcast to share expertise about fraud and how to more effectively use data to identify and prevent scams.
Cambodia’s Scam Crackdown: Unveiling the Illusion
Episode 41: Erin West returns to Cambodia. This time, she’s there to investigate whether the world’s largest scam operations are shutting down, or simply regrouping.