Mnemonic Security Podcast  | Erin West talks about the global crime of "pig butchering." Scammers build trust with victims, convince them to invest in fake crypto platforms, and then steal their money.

Forbes | Scammers trick people to believe they have a computer error, then pose as tech support to fix it. FBI reports losses to these scams hit $1.4B in 2024; a 87% jump from 2022.

Idaho News 6 | Police are warning parents about a new phone scam. Scammers are calling parents, pretending to be medics, and claiming their child has been injured.

Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and victims of digital crime. Operation Shamrock’s Erin West investigates the global rise of digital crime — and the people caught in the crossfire.

KABC Eyewitness News | A California woman learned her mother had been sending money to a scammer who used deepfake videos to impersonate celebrity Steve Burton.

NBC News | It seemed simple: Invest a small amount in a high-tech scooter-sharing company. Use the app to see your profits rise as people rent scooters. But it was a scam.

UPI | The FCC’s enforcement bureau removed more than 1,200 non-compliant robocall providers from its “Robocall Mitigation Database” for violating certification rules.

This Operation Shamrock and Sardine.ai white paper proposes a permanent global body with the power to dismantle scam networks, free the trafficked, and protect citizens’ savings. 

KHOU-11 | Thirteen people have been charged in an elder fraud scheme targeting more than 400 seniors through fake “grandparent” calls from the Dominican Republic.

CubaHeadlines | Using a “SIM swap,” scammers impersonated the victim, transferred her phone number and data to a new phone, and stole over $17,000 in less than a day.

FightCybercrime.org | The casual conversations from friendly new contacts online or the wrong-number texts aren’t casual at all. They’re calculated to manipulate.

Whale Hunting | Trafficked workers in Southeast-Asian compounds run crypto scams to siphon billions. Operation Shamrock is prying open the ‘pig-butchering’ machine — and fighting to free victims.

NBC6 South Florida | The scam begins when someone fraudulently takes over your cell phone account. And it takes scammers only minutes to drain your bank accounts.

Good Question | What happens when scams blend emotional manipulation with financial exploitation? Operation Shamrock’s Hailey Windham joins the conversation.

The Wall Street Journal | Investment scams are global operations. Americans want banks to do more to prevent them. Pressure is spreading to telecoms and social media, where scammers find their marks.

ABC News | Cambodia has intensified its crackdown on online scam centers, arresting nearly 5,000 suspects so far this year.

WCSC Live 5 News | Crypto ATM kiosks allow people to put cash into the machine and receive some kind of cryptocurrency. But they’re used for fraud 99.5% of the time.

A member of the Crypto Coalition, Brooklyn Park Sgt. Tuzinski found scripts that scammers use to trick victims. He shared them with NBC KARE 11 News to highlight red flags.

Beth Hyland | An eye-opening account of how expertly trained criminals manipulate, groom, and exploit romance scam victims in ways that mirror domestic abuse.

NBC Bay Area | Fenced towers are home to both scams and modern day slavery, advocates say.