Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System and Pocketed 40 Million By Tanya Smith

Never Saw Me Coming by Tanya Smith is a gripping true story of a woman who ingeniously manipulates the Federal banking system, amassing millions before losing everything that truly matters. The narrative begins with Tanya Smith as a precocious young girl fascinated by technology. Her curiosity leads her to innocently acquire phone numbers of celebrities like Michael Jackson, but her ambitions quickly escalate. By the age of 18, she has already stolen and deposited $5,000 into her grandmother’s account and is on her way to confiscating millions.

Smith’s intelligence and audacity soon draw the attention of the FBI, who, unable to believe a Black woman could mastermind such sophisticated crimes, initially refuse to acknowledge her as the primary architect. Offended by their racial assumptions, Smith decides to prove them wrong, ultimately stealing $40 million and securing valuable commodities like diamonds and gold bars. However, her lavish lifestyle and growing notoriety attract dangerous individuals, some of whom even plot to kill her.

Despite the FBI's relentless pursuit, Smith outmaneuvers law enforcement for years, earning the title of "one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system." When she is finally captured, she faces an extraordinarily harsh prison sentence, the longest ever for a white-collar crime. Yet, in a twist of fate, Smith manages to secure her release by mounting her own brilliant defense.

Never Saw Me Coming is a thrilling tale filled with unexpected twists, serving as a powerful reminder never to underestimate the ingenuity and resilience of a determined woman.