SOLUTIONS: Fighting the Scamdemic with Smarter Technology
Episode 40: Erin West and Scamnetic CEO Al Pascual discuss the growing issue of scams and the development of innovative technology solutions to combat them. They explore the importance of technology i...
11 Feb 34min
SOLUTIONS: How Banks, Data Sharing, and Smart Friction Can Disrupt the Scam Economy
Episode 39: #whatifwecould actually slow the global scam epidemic? In this episode of Stolen, Erin West speaks with former bank executive and fraud leader Donna Turner about the hard truths behind sc...
4 Feb 41min
CRISIS IN CAMBODIA: Shakilu has found a shelter
Update from Cambodia: Shakilu 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. Stolen is hosted by Erin West, former S...
2 Feb 2min
CRISIS IN CAMBODIA: My trafficked Ugandan friend is alive and needs to get home (Ep 38)
In this episode of Stolen, Erin West shares an update she never expected to give. Months ago, Erin was in regular contact with a young man from Uganda who had been trafficked into a scam compound in C...
30 Jan 6min
SOLUTIONS: A Student-Led Answer to the AI Education Gap with Adya Tewari (Ep 37)
The future of AI education isn’t coming from a boardroom—it’s coming from a high school classroom. Erin West speaks with student innovator Adya Tewari. Stolen is hosted by Erin West, former Santa Cl...
28 Jan 16min
SOLUTIONS: How Gary Warner Is Disrupting Global Scam Networks (Ep 36)
In this episode of Stolen, Erin West talks with cybercrime expert Gary Warner about the solution he helped build through Intelligence for Good—a nonprofit that provides solutions by identifying scam w...
21 Jan 40min
SOLUTIONS: Taking Down a Scam Kingpin: Jake Sims on the arrest and extradition of Chen Zhi (Ep. 35)
In this episode of Stolen, Erin West is joined by researcher and investigator Jake Sims to break down the unprecedented arrest and deportation of Chen Zhi, one of the most powerful scam kingpins opera...
14 Jan 47min
Publisher’s Clearing House Scam: How My Family Was Targeted—and Why Awareness Isn’t Enough (Ep 34)
Even scam-savvy families aren’t immune. In this episode of Stolen, host Erin West—former prosecutor and national expert on transnational fraud—shares a deeply personal story: how her own family member...
9 Jan 14min
