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.
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.
Grandma Gets Scammed
Episode 34: The congratulatory sweepstakes email was convincing. So convincing that even Erin West’s mother-in-law was caught in a gift-card scam.
Sextortion Is Killing Kids: Inside the Scam Targeting Teens
Episode 33: Paul Raffile explains the fastest-growing, most dangerous scam targeting kids. He breaks down how it works, who’s behind it, why cases are rising, and what we must do now to stop it.
Amazon Scam Call Evolves into Government Impersonation
Episode 32: Erin West interviews Jane, a survivor of a scam that involved multiple calls with supposed representatives of Amazon, her bank, and government agencies.
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.
LinkedIn Job Scams: How Fake Recruiters Steal Money and Trust
Episode 27: When Jay Jones went to look for a new role, he discovered the world of job scams instead. And he decided to fight it.