Episode 67: How an assignment with the DEA led to Detective Scott Simons becoming one of the nation’s go-to crypto tracers and the investigative lead for Operation Shamrock’s Crypto Coalition.

The Greenfield, Wisconsin officer's career took an unusual turn in 2015 when he opened one of the earliest cyber drug-trafficking cases in the history of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Simons taught himself to trace cryptocurrency and navigate the dark web to investigate cases that spanned Miami, Argentina, and Albania.

Scott’s self-taught expertise now anchors his role leading Operation Shamrock’s law enforcement triage team, where he has personally worked on or overseen hundreds of crypto fraud cases. Erin West and Scott trace his path from beat cop to one of the country’s most trusted resources for tracing stolen crypto.

Watch the video of the episode on the Operation Shamrock website.

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Well-known for Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler documentary, Cecilie Fjellhøy joins Erin West to expose the real cost of online fraud — and why justice is still out of reach for victims.

This isn't just a story about one scam. It’s a roadmap of what happens when a financial crime destroys your life — and no one shows up to help. In this powerful episode of The Stolen Podcast, Erin and Cecilie dive deep into:

• What really happened in the “Tinder Swindler” romance scam

• The psychological tactics scammers use to trap targets

• Why fraud victims are sometimes ignored — or even criminalized — by law enforcement

• How romance fraud survivors can fight back

• The nonprofit Cecilie built to help other victims navigate the system

🎥 Watch The Tinder Swindler on Netflix 📅 Watch Cecilie’s Netflix series Love, Con, Revenge 🛡️ Visit Cecilie’s nonprofit at LoveSaid.org

This episode was originally released on August 5, 2025.

Episode 66: Erin West invites 20-year fraud-fighting veteran Lenny Gusel of Feedzai — former Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Robinhood fraud leader — to talk about why banks are the last line of defense against pig butchering scams, not the first.

They dig into behavioral biometrics, why financial institutions can't even share fraud data within their own organizations, and why the real fix isn't more regulation — it's getting people to actually share information.

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