3 Reddit Stories That’ll Make You Trust No One
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A bank impersonation scam, a fake work-from-home opportunity, and a devastating family betrayal. Anne and life and mindset coach Tina Unrue unpack three Reddit stories about what happens when scammers and manipulators exploit the people, roles, and systems we’re conditioned to trust.
Your bank calls to stop a $2,000 scam. The problem? The person on the phone is the scammer.
What makes us trust the wrong person—and why can the very things that make someone seem safe make deception even harder to spot?
In this Side-Eye Session, I'm joined by life and mindset coach Tina Unrue to unpack three true Reddit stories involving a sophisticated bank impersonation scam, a work-from-home opportunity that escalates into thousands of dollars in losses, and a family business allegedly used by a father to commit fraud.
Together, we look at the psychology that makes these situations feel believable—including authority bias, urgency, sunk costs, opportunity, family dynamics, and our natural instinct to give people the benefit of the doubt.
And we tackle a harder question: After someone betrays your trust, how do you protect yourself without becoming afraid to trust anyone again?
Side-Eye Question: Which would you have trusted: the bank, the boss, or the dad?
In this episode:
- The bank impersonation scam that looked completely legitimate
- How fake work-from-home jobs use escalation to keep victims paying
- Why a “mentor” or authority figure can make a scam more convincing
- The psychology of sunk costs and misplaced trust
- What changes when the person deceiving you is family
- How to learn from betrayal without carrying distrust into every future relationship
ABOUT NOTHING FELT WRONG
Nothing Felt Wrong explores true stories about scams, fraud, deception, manipulation, social engineering, catfishing, betrayal, and the psychology behind how people get pulled into situations that feel completely believable. Until suddenly, they don't.
Hosted by Anne Genduso.
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SOURCES & EDITORIAL NOTE
Reddit stories featured in this episode:
• Story 1 – Bank impersonation scam
• Story 2 – Work-from-home/crypto scam
• Story 3 – Family business fraud
Stories have been edited and condensed for clarity. Commentary and analysis are our own.
Statistic: According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2025, Americans lost $1 billion to business impersonators, predominantly bank impersonation schemes.
Because nothing felt wrong…until it did.