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
Trafficking Survivor Exposes Pig Butchering Scam Compounds
Episode 29: Erin West traveled to Uganda, where she had an extraordinary conversation with Small Q, a survivor of two of Southeast Asia's most notorious compounds.
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.
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.
Why Pig Butchering Is America’s Hidden National Security Crisis
Episode 21: Erin presents seven pillars to defeat the scamdemic. More than fraud, the scam industry is a humanitarian disaster and national security threat, involving the mass transfer of wealth to criminals.
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.
Trapped in a Scam Compound: Fight for Freedom
Episode 11: Small Q, a gospel artist from Uganda, was lured by false promises of work abroad, only to find himself trapped in a scam compound in Myanmar.
Scam Compounds: Inside the Shadows
Episode 2: Journalist Cezary Podkul talks about the massive compounds where human-trafficking victims are forced to run online scams and steal money.