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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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.
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.
AI-driven Scamming Isn’t a Future Risk; It’s Already Here
Episode 61: Point Prediction co-founder Frank McKenna joins Erin West to talk about new scams, AI, and why data sharing is critical to the fight against the coming wave of fraud.
Your Bank Might Know You’re Being Scammed Before You Do
Episode 49: Erin and BioCatch’s Sharell Barshishat dig into the fascinating (and alarming) intersection of fraud, banking, and technology strategies to commit — and fight — fraud.
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.
Scam Solutions: Fighting Scams with Smarter Tech
Episode 40: Scamnetic’s Al Pasqual on using technology to confirm identity, spot scam activity, and protect consumers from criminals that want to steal from them.
Scam Solutions: Disrupting the Economics of Scamming
Episode 39: Banking expert Donna Turner shares her perspective on the role that banking and financial services play in the fight against the scam industry.
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.