DICKSON MAIDEN

My name is Dickson Maiden, born and bred in Zimbabwe. In 2007, I migrated to Canada where I was based in Montreal for three and a half years. After I acquired the relevant documentation, I managed to secure a job in Customer Service. Within a few months in this position, my boss advised me that the payroll processing method they were utilizing was being converted to a direct deposit method of payment. He therefore advised me to open a bank account so that my wages could be deposited in my account rather than me collecting check and then go deposit it via Western Union... Now, I must admit that as a young man in his 20s this offer was enticing, and I believed that this must be the "American Dream" that everyone talks about. So, after a little debate, my brother and I made the abrupt decision to move out of the house we shared with my mother and grandmother. This was a terrible mistake, one of my worst life decisions. After a couple of months, my credit card was maxed out and the..