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 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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Explore previous episodes of the 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.”
My Trafficked Ugandan Friend Is Alive and Can’t Get Home
Episode 38: Update from Cambodia: Sam was released from the scam compound where he’d been trafficked and forced to scam, but he’s now trapped with no way to get home.
Scam Solutions: Taking Down a Scam Kingpin
Episode 35: Jake Sims joins Erin West to break down the unprecedented arrest and deportation of Chen Zhi, one of the most powerful scam kingpins operating out of Cambodia.
Meta, Scam Ads, and the First Scam-Driven Border Conflict
Episode 31: Jake Sims talks about the Reuters report about Meta’s scam ad revenue, how the Thai-Cambodian border clash ties to scam compounds, and the loss of USAID.
Impact of Cambodian Scam Indictments: What Happens Next
Episode 26: Erin West and Ari Redbord from TRM Labs discuss the legal implications of the indictment of Prince Group leader Chen Zhi. And who gets the $15 billion?
Inside the Indictment that Exposed Cambodia’s Scam State
Episode 24 — Transnational crime expert Jake Sims explains how the U.S. indictment of a Cambodian tycoon exposed a global scam empire built on trafficking, corruption, and stolen crypto.
Inside the Scam State: Cambodia’s Criminal Economy
Episode 12: Jacob Sims — leading expert on transnational crime and human rights in Southeast Asia — outlines Cambodia’s shadow economy of scams, forced labor, and corruption.
Stolen Podcast: Episodes 41–50
Hear about what’s really going on in Cambodia following the government’s scam “crackdown,” how deepfakes work, and expert insight on solutions to fight fraud and the scam epidemic.