Stolen: A Podcast with Erin West
Stolen is a weekly podcast that uncovers 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 will investigate 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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Listen to previous episodes of Stolen
Amazon Scam Call Evolves into Government Impersonation
Episode 32: Erin West interviews Jane, a survivor of a scam that involved multiple calls with supposed representatives of Amazon, her bank, and government agencies.
Modern Slavery and the Rise of Scam Compounds
Episode 28: Erin and Matt Friedman expose the brutality of human trafficking and forced criminality in scam compounds — and how we’re failing millions of people trapped in these systems.
What We Need to Do to Fight the Scamdemic
Episode 14: Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Matt O'Neill talks about what it takes to combat transactional organized crimes like pig-butchering scams, romance scams, and investment fraud.