there are 365 days in a year and probaly that many new scams. This is a word to the wise and unwise.
A friend of mine told of an incident that
happened to her daughter the other day. It seems she met a man in a chat room a
couple of weeks ago and they seemed to hit it off almost immediately. The man
lived in Nigeria, but wanted to come to the United States and start a new
business. It would take a few days for him to get his finances in order so he
could transfer his funds into an American bank. He would meet her on Friday in
New York City. This was on a Monday. Wednesday this lady’s daughter got an
email supposedly from this man’s mother informing her that her son had been
killed Tuesday in an automobile accident. Because her son’s money was still in
the process of being transferred it would take 7 days before the family had
access to the money. She needed $3,000.00 to bury her son. The mother wanted
her to loan her the money and she promised to pay her $6,000.00 when her son’s
money was released. I checked with the bank that was supposed to be handling
the money transfer. They didn’t have any record of anyone by that name. My
friend’s daughter almost fell for this newest scam to come out of Nigeria.
My name is Wayne Bryant. I was born in Lakeland, but grew up in
Jacksonville, Florida. A few years ago I moved to the quiet country life in
Keystone Heights. It is a friendly community about 25 miles east of
Gainesville, Florida. I must admit my life has never been boring. I write
about some of my adventures in my books. In my spare time I enjoy 4-wheeling
and canoeing. I play guitar and also write songs. If we ever meet on a cruise
or perhaps at a tourist attraction or a get-together somewhere and the two of
us ever talk at length about anything, do not be surprised to find yourself
mirrored in the reflection of one of the characters in my books. I often mix
fiction with fact when I write.
