Erin West
- Scam Fighter
- International Keynote Speaker
- Disrupting Transnational Organized Crime
- Generating Awareness & Protecting Victims
Erin West Speaker Biography
Erin West is a globally recognized speaker focusing on transnational organized crime and the investigation and prosecution of scams, fraud, and crime involving cryptocurrency.
She regularly appears on major US news networks, is featured in publications including The New York Times and WIRED, and delivers keynotes at major industry events.
Erin doesn’t just talk about scams, she goes where they happen. She travels globally to visit scam compounds, meet with trafficking victims, and collaborate with the people taking action to stop these crimes.
After 26 years as a prosecutor, Erin founded Operation Shamrock, a global nonprofit uniting law enforcement, industry, and everyday citizens to disrupt the scam industry.
She hosts Stolen, a weekly podcast that investigates the global rise of digital crime by interviewing law enforcement, digital crime experts, and scam survivors.
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Scams in Real Time:
Modern scams are sophisticated, fast-moving, and engineered to exploit human psychology. Former prosecutor Erin West breaks down today’s most dangerous fraud schemes — from pig butchering and business email compromise to AI-enabled impersonation. Using real case examples and victim stories, she exposes how these scams unfold step by step and equips audiences with the awareness and response strategies needed to recognize and stop fraud in real time.
Transnational Organized Crime and the #Scamdemic:
Scams are no longer isolated fraud. They’re a global, industrialized criminal enterprise. Erin West exposes the structure of Southeast Asian scam compounds, the human trafficking fueling them, and the crypto networks laundering billions. Drawing on survivor accounts and on-the-ground research, she connects fraud to national security and economic destabilization, delivering a powerful call to action for policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions confronting the global scam economy.
