Stolen Podcast: Episodes 11–20
Stolen is a weekly podcast where we uncover 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.
Episode 20: Scambaiter Jim Browning explains how criminals use robocalls, fake tech support, and crypto ATMs in scams. He shares how he uncovered a Dubai pig-butchering compound that led to one of the largest-ever scammer raids.
Episode 19: Scammers used love, deepfakes, and a counterfeit trading platform to steal over $1 million. Nahid shares how the bank told her the website was safe — and how law enforcement failed to help.
Episode 18: Romance scams aren’t just about money — they’re about psychology, shame, and stolen trust. Becky Holmes joins Stolen to talk about the rise of celebrity impostor scams in a powerful, funny, and eye-opening look at the future of fraud.
Episode 17: IJM’s Eric Heintz joins Erin to talk about a groundbreaking study linking sextortion of minors to the same criminal networks running pig butchering scams and crypto fraud.
Episode 16: Erin West talks with Mary, a romance scam survivor who refused to be silenced. Instead, she documented every message, tracked her scammers, and used AI to fight back.
Episode 15: Chris shares how a Facebook friend request led to months of manipulation, cryptocurrency investment fraud, and the theft of nearly all of his retirement savings.
Episode 14: Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Matt O'Neill talks about what it takes to combat transactional organized crimes like pig-butchering scams, romance scams, and investment fraud.
Episode 13: Cecilie Fjellhøy, known for Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler documentary and Love Con Revenge, joins Erin West to expose the real cost of online fraud — and why justice is still out of reach for victims.
Episode 12: Jacob Sims — leading expert on transnational crime and human rights in Southeast Asia — outlines Cambodia’s shadow economy of scams, forced labor, and corruption.
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.