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Stolen Podcast

Stolen Podcast

By: Erin West
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Summary

Scams, cryptofraud, investment fraud, celebrity impersonation, romance baiting, sexploitation, crypto ATM fraud, job scams, toll scams, human trafficking...

Stolen is a weekly podcast that uncovers the global rise of the transnational scam industry. Stolen investigates the global rise of digital crime — and the people caught in the crossfire. Join host Erin West — prosecutor, cybercrime investigator, global keynote speaker, and your guide into the dark corners of the internet.

Hear from law enforcement, cyberfraud experts, and the survivors who’ve lived through the crimes. These are the voices behind the headlines and the crimes that cross borders and boundaries.

Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • Anna Rowe: Why Red Flags Look Beige in a Romance Scam

    Anna Rowe: Why Red Flags Look Beige in a Romance Scam
    May 6 2026

    UK survivor-turned-advocate Anna Rowe breaks down the brain chemistry behind romance fraud — cortisol, dopamine, trauma bonds — and why victims blame themselves instead of the criminals manipulating them.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • A Criminologist’s Research-Driven Take on the Scam Crisis (David Maimon)

    A Criminologist’s Research-Driven Take on the Scam Crisis (David Maimon)
    Apr 29 2026

    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 headed, how scammers select victims, and why our approaches to stopping them may need to change.

    Current trends are alarming:

    • A dramatic rise in home equity line of credit (HELOC) account fraud targeting homeowners with high credit scores
    • Increasingly sophisticated AI-powered deepfakes and voice cloning used to build fake relationships at scale
    • The looming threat of agentic AI supercharging scam compound operations within the next 18 months

    Thank you to our Stolen podcast sponsors, ‪BioCatch and Scamnetic.‬

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    Subscribe to Stolen for straight truth, survivor-centered storytelling, and bold conversations about the scamdemic and the people fighting back.
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    42 mins
  • Ep. 50: $196 Billion Stolen. And We're Still Blaming Victims (with Kathy Stokes)

    Ep. 50: $196 Billion Stolen. And We're Still Blaming Victims (with Kathy Stokes)
    Apr 22 2026

    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.
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    46 mins
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