PBS | Scammed, a new Frontline documentary examines the global criminal industry built on scams and fraud, the people and technology that enable it, and the efforts to shut it down.

PYMNTS | Scammers will take as much as they can. As Erin West tells CEO Karen Webster, “Whether it’s $4.5 million or $450,000 or $45,000, the scammer is going to take every penny that you have.”

Humanity Research Consultancy | A chronological overview of Chinese-speaking scam syndicates exposes the transformation and geographic reach of their operations since 2010.

AARP | Bipartisan legislation to fund new resources for state and local law enforcement to combat fraud is moving forward after the U.S. House of Representatives passed it on September 15 by an overwhelming vote.

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime | India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are seeing a significant increase in trafficking, forced criminality, and Chinese-origin scam operations.

Associated Press and FRONTLINE | “What happens after the scam might even be worse than the scam itself,” said Erin West, founder of Operation Shamrock. What is being done to stop the scams?

The GBI, in partnership with Operation Shamrock, investigated the case and coordinated with the Georgia Attorney General’s office to recover the stolen crypto and return it to the victim.

NBC Bay Area | Rental scams aren’t new, but tech helps criminals take the ruse to new levels. Erin West talks about a recent case in San Francisco.

Feedzai | Who is responsible for building a world of safer money?Not one industry. Not one agency. Not one country. It’s a shared responsibility.

Bloomberg | Scammers impersonating law enforcement told Ruchika she was a suspect in a financial crime. They put her under “house arrest” to isolate, intimidate, and manipulate her to hand over all the money she had.

Mekong Independent | Lured from Lesotho for the promise of a job in a Cambodian casino, Kenzo instead found himself trafficked to a scam compound. Once released, he had nowhere to go and no money for a plane ticket to get home.

Bloomberg | With increased attention on Cambodian scam compounds, the crime groups behind them are moving operations to countries like Sri Lanka, where they’ve found an environment with advantages for scam activity.

The New York Times | By the time they walk into a bank to make a withdrawal, scam targets have been groomed to believe that anyone who tries to stop them can’t be trusted.

Sumsub | Erin West traveled to Cambodia to investigate the scam industry and separate fact from fiction, image from reality. The news about crackdowns was in the headlines. But what she found didn’t match.

ABC7 | A caller told a mother that they’d kidnapped her daughter. And they said they had proof. She heard her daughter’s panicked voice.

Press Release: The Select Committee on China has released a new investigation exposing a China-linked scam center network that has defrauded Americans of at least $10 billion annually.

Operation Shamrock’s Erin West testified about the scam industry before The House Select Committee on China on May 19, 2026.

Coindesk | The largest bitcoin ATM operator in North America, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bitcoin Depot has blamed state regulations and enforcement for making its business model unsustainable.

Singapore Police Force | In a joint operation with five major banks, the Singapore Police Force Anti-Scam Centre used robotic process automation (RPA) for upstream detection of potential scam victims.

Center for Countering Digital Hate | A new report reveals how Meta’s advertising platform fuels the spread of Medicare Advantage scams targeting older Americans.

KTVU Fox 2 | Santa Clara County has sued Meta, alleging that the company knowingly promotes and profits from billions of fraudulent ads, generating an estimated $7 billion in scam ad revenue every year.

The Wilson Center | Distinguished Fellow Ken Westbrook advocates prioritizing transnational cybercrime as a core bilateral priority for the United States and China.

Reuters | Home to Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta is in violation of state false advertising and unfair business practices laws by profiting from ads that promote scams.

404 Media | Journalist Joe Cox obtained a copy of the “Haotian AI,” deepfake software that scammers use to turn their face into anyone else’s face in real time.

Dark Economy | The story of a Ugandan man who escaped human trafficking to Myanmar illustrates how organized crime used modern slavery to turn scams into a massive revenue stream.

Associated Press | Ugandan authorities have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that officials suggest was linked to human trafficking and cyberscam operations.

UNODC | The Philippines has improved policies and procedures to enforce regulations banning offshore gaming operators (POGOs) often used as cover for scam compounds.

Sumsub | Operation Shamrock investigates the heart of the scam industry. Erin explores compounds, finds new ones, and meets a trafficking victim forced to scam under threat of violence.

PBS | Rulings could require Meta and other social media platforms to increase user protections and make other changes to the management of their platforms.

Channel 3000 News | Following an investigation by Wisconsin’s Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, a judge has authorized the freezing and seizure of stablecoin funds held in digital wallets.