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- How Job Scams Fool Smart People | Hiring Expert Katrina Collier
What if your next job offer cost you more than it paid—because it was never real?
Job scams have become increasingly sophisticated, fooling intelligent, experienced professionals every day.
In this episode, hiring expert and author Katrina Collier joins me to explain how scammers impersonate recruiters, exploit today's difficult job market, and use AI-generated emails, fake interviews, and convincing websites to steal money and personal information.
Together, we discuss three real stories involving employment scams, identity theft, and fake recruiters while breaking down the psychological tactics that make these scams so believable. We also share practical red flags to help you recognize and avoid modern job scams.
Whether you're searching for a job or simply want to protect yourself from increasingly sophisticated scams, this episode will change the way you evaluate unexpected job opportunities.
Sources & Further Reading
Reddit Stories Featured
Story #1 – I Think I Was Job Scammed
https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1tciz6z/i_think_i_was_job_scammed/Story #2 – Fake Job Scam on LinkedIn (Hacked Recruiter)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1t6ai29/fake_job_scam_on_linkedin_hacked_recruiter/Story #3 – Finance Job Scam
https://www.reddit.com/r/UKJobs/comments/1ugnjei/finance_job_scam/Additional Sources
Better Business Bureau (BBB) Scam Tracker
Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Job Scams
Katrina Collier's website: https://katrinacollier.com/
Katrina Collier's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Katrina-Collier/author/B07Z8356ZX
Nothing Felt Wrong explores stories about scams, deception, and manipulation—and how ordinary people get pulled into situations that feel completely believable. Until suddenly, they don't.
Hosted by Anne Genduso.
Have a story to share? Email [email protected]
Because nothing felt wrong...until it did.
49 min - The Man America Adopted… But Was It All a Lie? | The Benjaman Kyle Mystery
For more than a decade, America rallied behind Benjaman Kyle—the mysterious man found naked behind a Burger King with no memory of his identity.
After years of searching, DNA finally revealed who he really was.
But instead of ending the mystery, the discovery raised an even bigger question.
Did Benjaman Kyle genuinely suffer from amnesia...or did he know his identity all along?
In this episode of Nothing Felt Wrong, we explore one of America's most fascinating identity mysteries, examine the evidence on both sides, and uncover the manipulation tactics and psychological biases that may explain why so many people believed his story.
Nothing Felt Wrong explores stories about scams, deception, and manipulation—and how ordinary people get pulled into situations that feel completely believable. Until suddenly, they don't.
Hosted by Anne Genduso.
Have a story to share? Email [email protected]
Because nothing felt wrong...until it did.36 min - Would You Have Fallen for These? | 3 True Stories of Scams & Manipulation
How does someone end up in a situation that seems so obvious in hindsight, when, at the time, nothing felt wrong?
In this Side-Eye Session, I'm joined by Lyssa to unpack three true stories involving a jury duty scam, a revenge story involving a conning ex, and a devastating romance scam.Together, we examine the manipulation tactics behind each story, the red flags that are much easier to spot in hindsight, and why these situations can feel completely believable while they're happening.
Would you have fallen for any of these?
Share your thoughts on Instagram or TikTok, and take a seat next to us at the Side Eye Society.Stories Discussed
• Jury Duty Scam – Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/ScamSupport/comments/1t1fjlz/i_just_got_scammed_and_i_feel_a_deep_shame_that/
• Conning Ex / Revenge Story – Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/traumatizeThemBack/s/tRsteEBxVw
• Romance Scam – Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/1gg1jn7/i_dated_a_real_life_con_artist_who_scammed_me_and/
Stories have been edited and condensed for clarity. Commentary and analysis are our own.
About the ShowNothing Felt Wrong explores stories about scams, deception, and manipulation—and how ordinary people get pulled into situations that feel completely believable. Until suddenly, they don't.
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57 min - How Do You Steal $30,000 Without Breaking In? | The Virginia Wine HeistTwo bottles of rare wine worth more than $30,000. A toupee. A trench coat. And a suspected thief who fled the country.
When two seemingly respectable prospective clients arrived at L'Auberge Provençale in Virginia wine country, nothing about their request for a tour seemed particularly alarming. But while one kept the sommelier distracted, the other allegedly walked away with some of the rarest and most coveted wine in the world.
In the first episode of Nothing Felt Wrong, we break down the extraordinary Virginia wine heist—and the social engineering tactics that may have helped the thieves gain access without ever having to break in.
We'll look at three psychological patterns that can make deception feel completely believable in the moment:
• Normalization
• Social context
• Values exploitation
THE SIDE EYE QUESTION:
Which tactic do you think would have been most effective on you: normalization, social context, or values exploitation? Share your answer with us on Instagram or TikTok.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
• L'Auberge Provençale – Wine Heist Press Release:
https://www.pr.com/press-release/954421
• The Washington Post – A $24,000 Bottle of Wine Was Stolen, Then Returned:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/05/18/prized-pinot-noir-stolen-daring-virginia-wine-heist-is-returned/
• FOX 5 DC – Thieves Posing as Event Planners Steal Rare Wine from Virginia Restaurant:
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/thieves-posing-event-planners-steal-rare-wine-from-virginia-restaurant-business-says.amp
• L'Auberge Provençale – YouTube Video:
• Domaine de la Romanee Conti Heist, Wednesd...
• The Northern Virginia Daily – Wine Heist Suspect Pleads Guilty, Will Serve One-Year Sentence:
https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/wine-heist-suspect-pleads-guilty-will-serve-one-year-sentence/article_bac1f720-bc35-5ab0-8a82-ac131a8689f7.html.
• Additional reporting and materials: L'Auberge Provençale website and press kit; Clarke County Sheriff's Office public communications.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Nothing Felt Wrong explores stories about scams, deception, and manipulation—and how ordinary people get pulled into situations that feel completely believable. Until suddenly, they don't.
Hosted by Anne Genduso
Follow Nothing Felt Wrong for more stories about deception and human behavior.
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Because nothing felt wrong...until it did.29 min - Nothing Felt Wrong — Official Trailer
Nothing Felt Wrong explores stories about scams, deception, and manipulation—and how ordinary people get pulled into situations that feel completely believable. Until suddenly, they don't.
From scams and financial fraud to identity deception, social engineering, cults, catfishing, and betrayal, we'll look closer at the manipulation tactics and psychological patterns hidden in plain sight.Hosted by Anne Genduso.
Follow Nothing Felt Wrong now. The first episode premieres July 27.
Because nothing felt wrong...until it did.2 min
About Nothing Felt Wrong
From the publisher's feed
What makes a lie believable? And why do smart, ordinary people sometimes miss the signs of deception until it’s too late?
Nothing Felt Wrong explores true stories of scams, fraud, deception, manipulation, social engineering, catfishing, betrayal, and the human behavior behind them.
Hosted by Anne Genduso, each episode looks beyond what happened to ask a more interesting question: Why did it work?
Through narrative Deep Dives and conversations with guests and experts, we unpack the psychological tactics, social dynamics, and warning signs that can make even extraordinary situations feel completely believable in the moment.
New episodes include Deep Dives, where Anne investigates fascinating real-life stories of deception, and Side-Eye Sessions, where guests join to share expertise, examine real stories, and explore how deception and manipulation work in the real world.
Because nothing felt wrong…until it did.