<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nicholas J. Johnson ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicholas J Johnson]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/scamopedia</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:52:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.conman.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The worst kept secret in card cheating history]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm standing in the parking lot of Crown Casino and there's a card cheat standing in front of me—with his pants around his ankles—just as...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/the-worst-kept-secret-in-card-cheating-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630c8f7cf8b507be7269c195</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:06:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_bc53c6d14edb4572a4ce2566d78a30fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_790,h_455,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your recycling might not be recycled]]></title><description><![CDATA[I once paid an Airtasker a suspiciously low fee to haul rubbish out of my magic workshop. A mountain of cardboard tubes, tangled wires...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/why-your-recycling-might-not-be-recycled</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68abc94f689a6f236111ba79</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_d4745c611f674a8ab35d40d7abf8b5d7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can't always trust the body language experts when it comes to lying]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve always wanted to know when someone’s lying to me. The appeal is obvious—catch the porky, protect yourself, stay one step ahead. I...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/you-can-t-always-trust-the-body-language-experts-when-it-comes-to-lying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681826eef0457602a0fddbd0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 03:02:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_379328063bbe4fba93d45bbda5b0c967~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_875,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the "Hi Mum!" scam is still out there]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I started getting the odd text from a random number that began with “Hi Mum” or “Hi Dad.” The message usually said...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/why-the-hi-mum-scam-is-still-out-there</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fc6527d2b5eeef5fc2489a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_9311e61a3f4f4d49a32a56b5ff04cfc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing Is Believing: How Audio Illusions Trick Your Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your ears don’t always tell the truth. Audio illusions are a reminder that what we think  we hear isn’t always what’s actually being...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/hearing-is-believing-how-audio-illusions-trick-your-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f330c6cbac1441ac4c43fc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 02:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/652a10e0fddd4794887217b2ac2646f9.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The city built on scams]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often fall into thinking of scammers as the bad guys—calculating and manipulative. But in many cases, they’re also victims, trapped in...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/the-city-built-on-scams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e0a00981ea10963247cf3d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_8e98c51309324cbb9b7e4a7a290e3ca3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_627,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How social media tricks you into engaging with it]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever found yourself furiously typing a comment to correct someone’s terrible pronunciation of “croissant” or desperately...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/how-social-media-tricks-you-into-engaging-with-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d781247f6f9dfc8273da36</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:01:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_f2adb52bb1804f759798a6d9fcf4adb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the Cognitive Biases that Causes You to be Scammed]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve been around the scam world for long enough, you’ll know it’s not just about the slick con artist spinning their story. A lot of...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/all-the-cognitive-biases-that-causes-you-to-be-scammed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c4e9e2aa65c61732b7e7fb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/65caf121bc1f49029c25168f0073f026.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scam That Scams Scam Victims (Because Why Stop at One?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine you’ve been scammed. Maybe you wired money to a fake investment firm, or perhaps a charming stranger convinced you they were a...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/the-scam-that-scams-scam-victims-because-why-stop-at-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bc184bfdd5bd9cb1a530e5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:03:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_df26236507c740bb8e2bb1a703b9dc3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting kids from scams when they're smarter than you!]]></title><description><![CDATA[There comes a moment in every parent's life when they realize their child knows more about technology than they do. Maybe it’s when your...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/protecting-kids-from-scams-when-they-re-smarter-than-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bc2d4abb65c92eab116f46</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_1778e6fe3b604694aa1e5ddb6cc8d3f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_982,h_653,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“The Shonkiest of the Shonkys: 2024’s Worst Offenders Revealed”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, CHOICE does us all a favor and calls out the products and companies that have truly outdone themselves in the art of failing...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/the-shonkiest-of-the-shonkys-2024-s-worst-offenders-revealed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673537a931756b3948e180f5</guid><category><![CDATA[Scams]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:40:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fa2b2592f0884bb1bdd39202db979709~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hidden science of car crashes]]></title><description><![CDATA["The other car just came out nowhere!" If you ever been in a car crash, you'll know that "what-the-hell-just-happened" feeling. How did I...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/the-hidden-science-of-car-crashes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6651390be6f4b5493a058c20</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 01:06:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_7b101c9324454378b61ca812b89a5919~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_526,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scamapalooza 63: The Little Golden Calf with Maya Vinokour]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I told you that “the cafeteria is permanently closed for the schnitzel inventory.” what would you think I was saying? If your Russian,...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/scamapalooza-63-the-little-golden-calf-with-maya-vinokour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64cc48a2b836e90542c12579</guid><category><![CDATA[Scamapalooza Podcast]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:44:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_cfa056a6b9bc41209c2719ab9032b523~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_643,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scamapalooza 62: Corporate Bullshit with Ian McCarthy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever had to deal with corporate bullshit?  Had your projects “put on the back burner”?  Or had your job “right-sized”?  Also,...]]></description><link>https://www.conman.com.au/post/scamapalooza-62-corporate-bullshit-with-ian-mccarthy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64cc3b8bf32ff63745700b05</guid><category><![CDATA[Bullshit]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scamapalooza Podcast]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:29:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/047e4b_52c41d582f3d48b680b55bfb7f828afa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicholas J. Johnson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scamapalooza 61 - Card Counting with Steven Bridges]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I had to guess what the cardinal rule for card counters was, “Don’t draw attention to yourself” would be way up there. 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