Couple years ago I won a scholarship to a college in Germany, for the carreer I had always wanted to work in but couldn’t practice it, as it just doesn’t exist in local colleges. I was born and bred in the third world, and still live here; I thought my luck was finally turning around. I’d be able to maybe have a better future, doing what I really wanted instead of just what I was good at.

One night as I was overthinking ish, I decided to look for everything relevant about the college. It was a scam college. No certifications, and the owners had recently been in hot waters due to money laundering. I had everything ready to hop on a plane.