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A B.C. waitress’s life-changing encounter with ‘wealthy’ con artist

Glenda Toews wrote ‘Spinning on a Barstool’ after losing tens of thousands of dollars in alleged fraud
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Glenda Toews, seen here at Corky’s Irish Pub in Chilliwack, wrote ‘Spinning on a Barstool’ after she was allegedly scammed $60,000 by a con artist. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story mentions suicide.

A Chilliwack waitress has penned a true story about meeting the ‘wealthiest man in the world.’

“I don’t advertise it as what the book is about because the story is so spectacular and the ending just hits you in the face,” said Glenda Toews. “At the end of the day, it was a huge scam.”

She wrote Spinning on a Barstool after losing tens of thousands of dollars in an alleged fraud.

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Jenna Hauck

About the Author: Jenna Hauck

I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
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