Did I miss my opportunity?

 Online scams

                                                             Better safe than Sorry

I am not second-guessing what I did this year; in my mind, I am certain my actions over the last five months have been correct.

Since I contacted Lina Cruz - AKA - Joy Mautin in June, I have been inundated with invitations from "book publishers" who wish to promote my book A Sailor's Love. Joy, or whoever she is said there was a lot of interest in the book, she didn't say where the interest was; I can tell you it is in Nigeria.

My views on people from Nigeria are well known, on my blog; I avoid them, I treat all contact with Nigeria as a scam.

They claim to have a degree from a university there; the top University in Nigeria ranks lover then 800 in the world, meaning most junior schools can write better English.

Anyone with basic IT knowledge, even as little as me, can make a banner proclaiming their success as a promoter in a few minutes with software.

Why do I suspect a scam?

For 15 years, I struggled to be recognised as a writer, then suddenly I get masses of interest from people I don't know. Wouldn't you be suspicious?

There are other factors involved, I was originally approached by a bestselling writer from the USA, the lady deleted her Twitter profile days later, followed by Lina, or who she said she is.

This scenario was repeated a few months later, then again this month via LinkedIn.

I could have missed my last chance; but Better safe than sorry; remember rule 101 - if something looks too good to be true, it usually is.