Stolen Podcast with Erin West
The Stolen Podcast is a weekly look into the hidden world of transnational digital crime. Join host Erin West — former prosecutor, now cybercrime investigator, global keynote speaker, and your guide into the dark corners of the internet.
Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and victims who’ve lived it. Erin investigates the global rise of digital crime — scams, cyber fraud, 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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A Small-town Police Officer Takes on the Big World of Crypto Fraud
Episode 70: Officer Mike Bliss didn’t know much about crypto fraud when he met his first victim in August 2025. With coaching from experienced peers, he now investigates fraud cases and helps other officers.
How Iowa Is Beating Scammers at their Own Game
Episode 69: Iowa Insurance Division’s Matt Mortvedt and Jessica McGraw share how their agency is preventing fraud. They describe knocking on doors, seizing cash from couriers, and tracing crypto tied to scam networks.
Rewriting the Fraud Conversation to Focus on Empathy
Episode 68: Susan Ralston outlines the evolution of fraud and why she considers it a human, emotional crime whose targets and victims deserve empathy over judgment.
A Detective’s Journey from Street Patrol to Chasing Stolen Crypto
Episode 67: How an assignment with the DEA led Detective Scott Simons to become one of the nation’s go-to crypto tracers and the investigative lead for Operation Shamrock’s Crypto Coalition.
Why Banks Get Blamed for a Scam Crisis They Didn’t Start
Episode 66: Lenny Gusel started his career using tech to fight financial fraud. These days, it’s a much more complex challenge, with answers that are organizational as much as technical.
A Scam Victim’s Four-year Search for the People Who Took His Money
Episode 65: After pig-butchering investment scammers take $700,000, one man goes on an international quest for answers and justice.
Scammers Targeted His Mom; He Started a Company to Fight Back
Episode 64: Scammers told his mom that they’d kidnapped his sister. Cybersecurity tech expert Patrick Coughlin and his brother took action by co-founding Savi Security.
Exclusive: Confronting Yahoo Boys Sextortion Scammers in Nigeria
Episode 63: Paul Raffile and Erin West flew 6,000 miles to find the criminals scamming teenage boys. They found them — and learned more than they expected.