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.”
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.