HOW I EXPERIENCED THE CARD-SCAM OF A LIFETIME
My Lucky Day(?) "Two Queen cards and one Blank. Two Queen cards and one Blank. Pick the blank card and take the phone. Blank one my brother, DON'T touch the queen, Blank one my sister, DON'T touch the Queen!..." It was a hot September noon in Enugu, Nigeria. Year 2015. This dude had three cards on a table along the road to my destination. I was going to eat lunch after 6 hectic hours in Mark Twain Pharmacy where I was undergoing industrial training. People seemed interested in whatever the man was doing, so I closed in to take a look. After all, students are supposed to be inquisitive. The man showed everyone the three cards, two Queens and a blank one, and then placed them face-down on the table. The Android Phone prize was also lying on the table beside the cards. He maneuvered the three cards with his hands while repeating the simple rule of the game, alongside other untypable jargons: "Two Queen cards and one blank. Pick the blank one and take the pho...