Scam artists are the same in everywhere. A man from a start-up investment company from Lagos had approached Ezekiel about being the assistant manager in his hometown of Gembu. The manager knows that they need an indigent’s recommendation in order to be successful in the area. Ezekiel is clearly the perfect person: knowledgeable, kind, friendly, humble and genuine. They want him. Thankfully, he was able to see through the gimmicks of “It seems unbelievable, but it’s true!” and thoughtfully decided that putting his reputation on the line for something so questionable wasn’t a good idea. We went to the office so that he could graciously decline due to obligations elsewhere. As I was sitting there observing the man speak to Ezekiel about how the company is having a much stronger start than they anticipated and business is booming and how he’s a great judge of character Ezekiel is the perfect man for the job, all I could think about was how sleazy business people sound the same in Nigeria as they do in the US!
*Note: I’ve been contemplating if scam artists is a legitimate phrase or if it’s only con artists and scams, but I don’t have any other Americans around now to ask, so I’m going to go ahead and embrace my potentially mixed phrase.
I didn't question your use of scam artist until you mentioned questioning it......lol, so use it!! It makes sense and communicates what you intended!
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