{"product_id":"never-saw-me-coming-by-tanya-smith","title":"Never Saw Me Coming By Tanya Smith","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of how a middle-class Black girl from Minneapolis became one of the single biggest threats to the United States banking system.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTanya Smith fancied herself a folk hero, a kind of Robin Hood, using her powers of persuasion to buck the system and help the poor and needy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt started innocently enough, with calls to celebrities' houses with her teenage twin sister. Soon, Tanya realised she could convince utility companies to amend the balances of her friends, relatives and neighbours, clearing their overdue electricity bills with a single phone call. Eventually, as she tested the limits and realized she could get past any gatekeeper, she started to want the actual money herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the time she was 18, Tanya had 'confiscated' some $40 million in cash and commodities from US banks, using hacked wire transfers. It didn't take long before the FBI was on her tail. But when interviewing her, they made clear that they were using her to get to the person \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eactually\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e running things - clearly, she wasn't smart enough to do this on her own (Black people she was told, rob people, they don't hack computers).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThus began a cat and mouse game with the authorities that would drive her to unthinkable limits, breaking the hearts of her parents, putting Tanya's life in jeopardy, and costing her custody of two children before finally sending her to Federal prison (where she escaped twice) with the longest sentence ever given for a white-collar crime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the spirit of true crime narratives like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCatch Me If You Can\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolly's Game,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Ben Mezrich's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBringing Down the House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Saw Me Coming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gripping caper, but it's also the deeply personal journey of a young Black woman finding her way in a world that underestimated her brilliance. For fans of movies like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHustlers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bling Ring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Saw Me Coming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a high-stakes, gritty tale of wild financial misdeeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47516424274140,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47516424306908,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/13_90251db9-2e2e-4e44-a3c8-f9c89392b597.png?v=1769856159","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/never-saw-me-coming-by-tanya-smith","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}