Will Ferguson takes readers deep into the labyrinth of lies that is β419,β the worldβs most insidious Internet scam.Β Β
A car tumbles through darkness down a snowy ravine.
A woman without a name walks out of a dust storm in sub-Saharan Africa.
And in the seething heat of Lagos City, a criminal cartel scours the Internet, looking for victims.
Lives intersect.Β Worlds collide.Β And it all begins with a single email: βDear Sir, I am the daughter of a Nigerian diplomat, and I need your helpβ¦β
When Laura Curtis, a lonely editor in a cold northern city, discovers that her father has died because of one such swindle, she sets out to track downβand cornerβher fatherβs killer.Β It is a dangerous game sheβs playing, however, and the stakes are higher than she can ever imagine.
Woven into Lauraβs journey is a mysterious woman from the African Sahel with scars etched into her skin and a young man who finds himself caught up in a web of violence and deceit.
And running through it, a dying fatherβs final words: βYou, I love.β
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