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
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.
A 2026 Blueprint to End the Scamdemic
Episode 30: Erin West delivers an unfiltered view of the global scam crisis, scam compounds, Big Tech profits, and why 2026 is the year we must divide and conquer to stop scams.
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.
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.