They Shared Experiences

1. The phone of the old man

Rang when they were in

The taxi heading for the

Western part of the island

2. The person who called was

An unknown person and the man

Wishes to set the template right

Thus he asks to know who was

3. At the other end of the line

Calling him, but instead of the

Person to tell the man who he

Was he was asking the man

4. To guess who that could be

Talking to him, he should guess

Through his voice he asserted and

Then the man started causing him

5. As the man was cursing, the

Person who calls the old man

Breaks off the communication

And the man and others in the

6. Commercial vehicle started talking

That is how they do, they are fraudsters

They will be telling you to guess

Whom they are from their voice

7. And when you have told them

A name they would then start saying

They are the one, and would be

Telling you different things asking

8. for money from you, laying before

You some highfalutin promises.

He narrated one of the experiences

He had with others in the vehicle

9. When I was young and was going

Home after the day’s work, I met

With a person who looks religious

I have not known their nefarious

10. Attitudes then. This man after

Greeting me told me that I have

A male children and that the boy

Was passing through some things

11. Which were true then. When he

Says this, this draws me to him

And I started paying attention to

What he has to say. Then he said

12. He has just won an international

Lottery and he has been contacted

By the people, that the money has

Been sent to him and it was with them

13. At the center of the town.

The money has been

Send to him, in foreign currencies

And he should quickly come to them

14. Where they are that day to the

Following day to collect his money

Because the person would travel back

He said if I can raise him the transport

15. Money he would be glad and if

I want to confirm that what he

Was saying I should follow him

To the place where he would go

16. And collect the money and then

They would leave for where to make

The changes to the Island’s currencies,

But he has contacted me because

17. At that moment he was cash

Strapped he needs money to

Board a commercial vehicle to

The place which is outside the island.

18. he said if we can go to the people

Together that would be good and

From there they will leave for the

Place where they will change the money

19. To the island’s currencies

Because he does not know where

He could make the changes.

He implored me to help him through

20. The phase he said if I could assist him

To make the changes, he would give me

Thirty percent of the money.

The money according to him was

21. Two million dollars. Then I started calculating

What my share would be of the deal if it could

Sail through. I do not have money one me

Assuming I have money I would have followed

22. Him to the place immediately the old

Man said. But since I do not have the

Money to transport him to the place,

I started thinking about contacting

23. people to borrow me the money so

That we go there together. I asked him

To follow me to my uncle’s place

That I am sure he would borrow me

24. The money because I am sure he has

Money. He said that is good and that was

How we left to my uncle’s place.

We met him at home and told him

25. What our plight was. He asked his

Wife to provide delicious meal for us

After eating the meal he told us that

It was unfortunate that he does not have

26. Money on him again as he has just

Send the money to his son in the institution.

He however adds that if the following day

Is not too late, that we should come back for

27. The money. I was glad that he said

We can come the following day. And I

Have been thinking about different things

That I shall use my share of the deal to purchase

28. I told myself that I shall become a car

Dealer in the island within short time.

The following day when I got to my

Uncle he told me that he has no money

29. That I should let him do the running

Alone, if after he has gotten the money

And brought it to us we shall go and change

The money together. In the meanwhile

30. The man pleaded with me the

Day we went to my uncle’s place

To help him borrow money so that

He will go to phone center to call those people

31.I went to people I do not know to

Borrow money for him. After borrowing the money

For him the following day he called

Again whether I have gotten the money

32. I told him that I have not gotten

The money for I was still naïve of their

Actions. He told me that time is running

Out that he does not want me to miss the

33. Deal. As I was running around to get

Money for him, then someone told me

That that is how fraudsters used to act

That I should be careful. That was when

34. I came to my senses. And when next

He would contact me, I started cursing him

And since then he stopped calling.

After he finished sharing his the

35. Driver also shared his own story

As he received a call from them asking

Him where he was, and he told him

That he was at his place of work.

36. The man said he wants to come and

Visit him where he was then he told him

That he is a taxi driver that he has no

Specific location. When the person hears

37. This he said yes, he knows that he

Is a driver and that he has an offer for

Him, one of his friends would be traveling

Out of the country and he wants to sell off

38. His car at a ridiculously low price

Which he feels he can buy for his work

The driver says he asks for the price

And the man said three hundred dollars

39. Then he comes to his senses having

Become a victim once

And he told him that there is no how

He could raise such money, not even

40. In three months’ time because

There is no work in the island now.

Then he said maybe I could raise

One hundred and fifty dollars and he

41. Would plead with his friend to

Sell the car to me that I would balance

Later. But the driver says he cannot

Then the person cuts off the line.

42. Another person says those people

Are operating with charms and that is

Why they know some of the personal

Secrets of the person they contacted.

43. The world is a place of surprises

And you will see them well dressed

But their works are terrible. We always

Should be careful with unknown people

44. As one person says, until proven

Otherwise any unknown person

That presents sumptuous deals should

Be considered fraudster on first contact.