Erin West to Keynote M3AAWG66: An Inside Look at the Global Scam Ecosystem and Fighting Organized Crime
Erin West to Keynote M3AAWG66 on Global Scam Ecosystem and Organized Crime Erin West, founder of Operation Shamrock and former Deputy District Attorney, will deliver the keynote address at M3AAWG's 66th General Meeting in San Diego (February 16-19, 2026). Her presentation, "Inside the Global Scam Ecosystem: Pig Butchering, Trafficking & Industrialized Fraud," will expose how multinational criminal networks exploit human trafficking and forced labor to perpetrate large-scale fraud. With 26 years of prosecutorial experience investigating cryptocurrency crimes and SIM-swapping, West brings firsthand insights into scam operations spanning Southeast Asia and beyond. She emphasizes that combating these crimes requires cross-sector collaboration, intelligence sharing, and recognizing scams as societal issues beyond cryptocurrency fraud.
EUM / SES Relevance
Relevant to AWS EUM/SES as messaging platforms are frequently exploited vectors for scams, SIM-swapping attacks, and fraud delivery. Understanding organized scam ecosystems and cross-sector collaboration approaches informs platform security, abuse prevention, and sender reputation management strategies.
Key Takeaways
- arrow_right_alt Erin West will keynote M3AAWG66 discussing multinational scam operations, human trafficking, and organized crime networks.
- arrow_right_alt West spent 26 years as a Deputy District Attorney investigating cryptocurrency-enabled crimes, SIM-swapping, and digital financial fraud in Silicon Valley.
- arrow_right_alt Operation Shamrock provides victim services and works to dismantle organized fraud by mobilizing law enforcement, regulators, and cross-sector partners.
- arrow_right_alt West emphasizes that scam workforces are often comprised of human trafficking victims forced to perpetrate crimes on behalf of their captors.
- arrow_right_alt Coordinated intelligence sharing and systemic collaboration across sectors are essential to disrupting the global scam industry at its core.