My good friend told me that he had found the one platform that would make us rich. As an African kid, every opportunity should always be considered. Most of us come from poor backgrounds and we are always looking for that one moment that would change our fortunes. And he had found it. ‘John’ claimed that there was this one company that he found and was making people rich, and he didn’t want me to be left out. In my mind, another online scam was in the picture. “Tell me about this company,” I inquired. “It’s called Crowd1, and it’s the next big thing. You should join and let’s make money,” he said. Crowd1, well, I had heard it before. I am always wary of online scams after getting involved with Bitconnect some years back when I was naive and greedy. So I listened to his ignorance and wished him the best. I knew what he was into, he didn’t.