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The interview cuts out and the recruiter sends a new link. It isn't Zoom. Dr. Daniel Daniel describes fake job interview scams that start with a real-looking job ad on LinkedIn, run a first and second round of professional interviews, then "fix" a dropped call with a link that puts malware on your computer.
Daniel knows how these scams feel from the inside. He's a Halifax dentist and dental educator who built a cosmetic and implant practice, then founded The Bitcoin Education Program. He'd read that you never give out your seed phrase. By his own account, a fake support agent spent 30 minutes helping him with a problem before asking for it. Something flagged, he handed it over anyway, and he watched his crypto leave his wallet.
His warning is that the people running these scams are smart and patient, and that ignoring crypto won't keep you safe from them. He explains why he says scammers call your parents instead of you, the calendar invites he never accepts, and why he tells people to hang up and contact their bank through official channels when "the bank" calls.
Cody and Daniel also talk through why Bitcoin exists, seed phrases and self-custody in plain English, the 2022 Emergencies Act bank freezes, why adults stop asking beginner questions, why you don't need to know how a car works to drive one, and why a dentist who was late to Bitcoin decided not to be late to AI.
Chapters:
0:00 He knew better. A scammer got his keys anyway
1:03 From dentist to Bitcoin educator
2:12 The crypto truth nobody admits
4:33 Why Bitcoin exists: bank freezes and the blockchain
10:45 Self-custody, seed phrases and digital gold
15:30 Nobody was teaching Bitcoin, so he taught himself
18:45 The fake support call that took his seed phrase
20:59 Why scammers call your parents, not you
23:17 Fake calendar invites and LinkedIn job interview scams
26:01 Becoming a beginner and asking dumb questions
32:46 Digital ownership: you don't need to know how a car works
36:02 Late to texting, early to AI
38:55 Picking crypto and stocks by use case (not advice)
44:29 Robots, driverless cars and finding the balance
Find Daniel:
The Bitcoin Education Program: https://thebitcoineducationprogram.com
Related reporting:
BBC, "I lost my savings after a job interview scam" (September 2026): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk3xd8j3k5o
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Context: this conversation reflects the speakers' views, and Daniel's scam account is his own. Cody and Daniel talk about assets they own or watch. Nothing in this episode is financial or legal advice. On the 2022 Emergencies Act: the Federal Court, and on January 16, 2026 the Federal Court of Appeal, found the invocation unreasonable and beyond the government's legal authority, with Charter breaches. On October 22, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed to hear the government's appeal, so the question isn't settled. Corrections: in the segment on why Bitcoin exists, Daniel says the US dollar was backed by gold until 1974; the US ended gold convertibility in August 1971. He also flips the deposit insurance limits: FDIC insurance covers at least US$250,000 at each insured US bank, and CDIC covers eligible deposits up to $100,000 per category in Canada. Contains explicit language.
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