The New York Times | Crypto is gaining mainstream acceptance. But at least $28 billion tied to illicit activity has moved into crypto exchanges over the last two years alone.

Chainalysis | Erin West joins the Public Key Podcast to discuss traveling to Southeast Asian scam compounds and investigating the transnational criminal organizations stealing the life savings of hard-working people.

TRM Blog | TRM breaks down the recent indictment of the chairman of Prince Holding Group for crimes related to the operation of forced-labor scam compounds across Cambodia.

US DOJ Press Release | Chairman of Prince Group indicted for operating Cambodian forced-labor compounds engaged in crypto scams. DOJ files forfeiture action against about $15 billion in Bitcoin.

Detonation Point | Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Matt O’Neill interviews Erin West about cybercrime, SIM swaps, pig butchering scams — and what we need to do to fight them.

KALW Public Radio digs into the reality of scams in the age of AI with an interview with AARP’s Amy Nofziger and Operation Shamrock’s Founder Erin West.

The Fight of My Life | Escaping Scam City is a true-crime podcast about a couple who were trapped and forced into committing fraud. Operation Shamrock’s Erin West shares how the scams work and how we fight them.

Token for Your Thoughts  | Erin West explains pig butchering investment scams, the scam industry, and how Operation Shamrock unites banks, law enforcement, and advocates to fight back.

IT Brew | Experts say the US government isn’t doing enough to fight scams. The FBI has prevented $400 million in crypto fraud to date in 2025, yet US scam victims lost over $5 billion in 2023.

Stolen investigates the global rise of digital crime — scams, fraud, impersonation — and how we can fight against it. Hear from law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and survivors who share their stories.

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.

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.

Verso Books | Based on years of field research, Scam provides a probing investigation of Southeast Asia’s online scam industry, told through the voices of survivors.

BlockChain Trends | Learn about digital forensics and scam schemes from Operation Shamrock’s Aleks Ring on an episode of the BlockChain Trends podcast.

ProPublica | Asian crime syndicates’ online scams cheat victims around the world out of more than $44 billion a year. U.S. banks have been unable to stop them.

FrankonFraud | Racks hold thousands of smartphones automated to imitate humans: liking posts, following accounts, watching video — seeding misinformation and scaling scams.

Forbes | What to watch out for to avoid being lured into scams. The key: Don’t respond or send money to random people who contact you online, no matter how good their story.

Data Basement Podcast | Explore pig-butchering scams with Operation Shamrock founder and cybercrime expert Erin West. Learn how scammers use AI for automation and digital currency to move their money.