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"I'm not angry about this attempt to rip me off; I'm embarrassed and broken hearted. It was not the $5,000 prepayment they promised that made me put aside common sense; it was the fact that finally, someone had seen real promise in my writing. I don't know if this guy knew that my book sales had dropped off or if he just got lucky, but his timing was perfect. As it turned out, all I lost was the time and gas money to get from one side of the state to the other to attend a meeting that I should have never even considered." Miller said, and then added, "I did three very dumb and dangerous things that day. I agreed to meet with a guy who I suspected was up to no good, I confronted him face-to-face, and then I tried to follow him after the meeting came to an unexpected end. "I cannot suggest strongly enough that if you are approached by someone who expresses interest in funding your product, ideas and/or dreams you consider the information that the authorities shared with me: Ask questions, lots of questions, and listen to the answers. One of the very best ways to expose all but the most sophisticated con artist is to get specific. Ask basically the same questions a second time and listen. If you get any different answers, try not to look surprised, just excuse yourself as soon as possible. Your garden-variety crook is simply not up to the task of in-depth research and planning. Getting an attorney involved is not failsafe, but a good attorney will be needed if you decide to finalize the deal, so why not get them involved from the start? Make sure that the attorney is one you know and trust. There is a really good chance that con artist's attorney may not even be an attorney, just another member of the gang." 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