A Criminologist’s Research-Driven Take on the Scam Crisis (David Maimon)
Episode 51: Erin West sits down with Dr. David Maimon, a Georgia State University professor and cybercrime researcher for SentiLink, to dig into what the data tells us about online fraud, where it’s h...
29 Apr 41min
Ep. 50: $196 Billion Stolen. And We're Still Blaming Victims (with Kathy Stokes)
Erin West and AARP's Kathy Stokes flip the script on the 50th episode of Stolen. It's not bad judgment; it's organized crime. And we need to change the way we talk about it.
22 Apr 45min
Mansion 8: The Scam Compound We Found in the Dark — UPDATE: Now Sanctioned by the UK
Deep in Cambodia's remote border region, journalists Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Southern found something that wasn't on any map — a sprawling scam compound now known as Mansion 8. In this episode of S...
8 Apr 58min
Scam Crackdown in Cambodia: How a Nation Became Ground Zero for Global Scam Slavery
When no one believed them, The Eyewitness Project's Nathan and Lindsay kept reporting. Now the world is paying attention. Erin West talks with the investigative journalists whose frontline work in Cam...
1 Apr 44min
Inside the Scam: How Social Engineers Steal Millions—and What You Can Do About It
Fraud Detective Marc Evans provides insight into how scammers use social engineering to scam individuals and businesses. Episode 46: Erin West sits down with Marc Evans, an active metropolitan fraud d...
25 Mar 52min
Getting Scammed Is Not Your Fault: AARP Fraud Expert Amy Nofziger on Scam Victims, Shame, and Healing
AARP’s Amy Nofziger outlines why scams keep working, who they really target, and what actually helps people heal. Amy Nofziger has spent 24 years running AARP's Fraud Watch Network Helpline — and the ...
18 Mar 42min
When Seeing Is No Longer Believing: Deepfakes, AI Deception, and the Scam Economy with Perry Carpenter
What if the person on your screen isn't real? Author and cybersecurity expert Perry Carpenter joins Erin West to break down how deepfakes, AI-generated voice cloning, and synthetic media have become t...
11 Mar 48min
