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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Mariana van Zeller Goes Inside the Scam Compounds Nobody Sees
Episode 59: One of the few western journalists to cross the border into Myanmar, award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller shares her insight with Erin West.
How Crypto, the Dark Web, and Fentanyl Deaths Are Connected
Episode 54: Keven Hendricks, a 20-year law enforcement veteran, pulls back the curtain on the dark web and the connections with cybercrime and drug sales.
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.”
Cambodia’s Scam Crackdown: Unveiling the Illusion
Episode 41: Erin West returns to Cambodia. This time, she’s there to investigate whether the world’s largest scam operations are shutting down, or simply regrouping.
Scam Solutions: The Evolution of Crypto Investigations
Episode 36: Investigation expert, researcher, and educator Gary Warner on the evolving use of tech in scams, helping law enforcement, and new projects in the fight.
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.
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.
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?