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 cartels, 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 Stolen podcast
How Cambodia Became the Center of the Global Scam Industry
Episode 47: Erin West joins investigative journalists Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern in Cambodia to find out how the scam industry evolved, and what’s happening with the “crackdown.”
Cambodia’s Scam Crackdown: Unveiling the Illusion
Episode 41: Erin West returns to Cambodia. This time, she’s there to investigate whether the world’s largest scam operations are shutting down, or simply regrouping.
My Trafficked Ugandan Friend Is Alive and Can’t Get Home
Episode 38: Update from Cambodia: Sam was released from the scam compound where he’d been trafficked and forced to scam, but he’s now trapped with no way to get home.
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.
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.
Inside the Indictment that Exposed Cambodia’s Scam State
Episode 24 — Transnational crime expert Jake Sims explains how the U.S. indictment of a Cambodian tycoon exposed a global scam empire built on trafficking, corruption, and stolen crypto.
Why Pig Butchering Is America’s Hidden National Security Crisis
Episode 21: Erin presents seven pillars to defeat the scamdemic. More than fraud, the scam industry is a humanitarian disaster and national security threat, involving the mass transfer of wealth to criminals.
Inside the Scam State: Cambodia’s Criminal Economy
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.