Comments on: Nigerian Nightmare http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/05/nigerian-nightmar/ Pickpockets, Con Artists, Gangsters, Thieves, and Travel Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:49:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bambi http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/05/nigerian-nightmar/#comment-2631 Bambi Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:55:46 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=1066#comment-2631 You missed an important detail, Olakunle: "A uniformed immigration officer strolled away from the hysteria, indifferent. At his side, he casually swung a large-mouthed jar of grimy glass. It was empty." The insects were thrown on Nancy just as they stepped up to the immigration officer. It was meant to be a trick. To distract the Griffiths and extort additional money from them. I agree it is "seemingly unbelievable" — most devious scams are! That's what makes the story worth reporting. And for the record: I believe the Griffiths one hundred percent. You missed an important detail, Olakunle:

“A uniformed immigration officer strolled away from the hysteria, indifferent. At his side, he casually swung a large-mouthed jar of grimy glass. It was empty.”

The insects were thrown on Nancy just as they stepped up to the immigration officer. It was meant to be a trick. To distract the Griffiths and extort additional money from them.

I agree it is “seemingly unbelievable” — most devious scams are! That’s what makes the story worth reporting.

And for the record: I believe the Griffiths one hundred percent.

]]> By: Olakunle http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/05/nigerian-nightmar/#comment-2630 Olakunle Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:25:21 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=1066#comment-2630 "There were only twenty or thirty cockroaches. But they were huge, shiny as glass, and black as terror. They skittered up Nancy's jeans, down her blouse, and along her bare arms. One had become entangled in her hair, and kicked frantically at her ear. A few dropped onto the floor, where Nancy crushed them as she leapt spasmodically." Really! Somehow, Nancy didn't discovered these "twenty or thirty cockroaches" while she was putting her clothes in the hotel, and she managed travelling to the airport unaware of these creatures. Although it is seemingly unbelievable to a rational person, it didn't prevent this New York's lawyer from telling this tall tale. Can't wait to read the rest of the book, Michael Griffith! Who is this lying idiot trying to fool? He must be going for millions of average uninformed US audience. Good luck. “There were only twenty or thirty cockroaches. But they were huge, shiny as glass, and black as terror. They skittered up Nancy’s jeans, down her blouse, and along her bare arms. One had become entangled in her hair, and kicked frantically at her ear. A few dropped onto the floor, where Nancy crushed them as she leapt spasmodically.”
Really! Somehow, Nancy didn’t discovered these “twenty or thirty cockroaches” while she was putting her clothes in the hotel, and she managed travelling to the airport unaware of these creatures. Although it is seemingly unbelievable to a rational person, it didn’t prevent this New York’s lawyer from telling this tall tale. Can’t wait to read the rest of the book, Michael Griffith! Who is this lying idiot trying to fool? He must be going for millions of average uninformed US audience. Good luck.

]]> By: Rick http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/05/nigerian-nightmar/#comment-651 Rick Thu, 21 May 2009 22:38:40 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=1066#comment-651 All this is begging to be a new book. yelf All this is begging to be a new book.

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]]> By: yelm http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/2009/05/nigerian-nightmar/#comment-643 yelm Sun, 17 May 2009 19:11:17 +0000 http://bobarno.com/thiefhunters/?p=1066#comment-643 That is a powerful story, and powerful writing. And I can't think of a reason to ever go there. That is a powerful story, and powerful writing. And I can’t think of a reason to ever go there.

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