EDITOR91裸聊视频橲 NOTE: This story mentions suicide.

A Chilliwack waitress has penned a true story about meeting the 91裸聊视频榳ealthiest man in the world.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 advertise it as what the book is about because the story is so spectacular and the ending just hits you in the face,91裸聊视频� said Glenda Toews. 91裸聊视频淎t the end of the day, it was a huge scam.91裸聊视频�

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

Glenda has worked at Corky91裸聊视频檚 Irish Pub in Chilliwack for 14 years and it was there that she met Daryl Schmidt during the pandemic, back in August 2020, when he stepped into the pub for some drinks.

91裸聊视频淗e was unassuming. He didn91裸聊视频檛 wear jewelry, he wasn91裸聊视频檛 flashy, he was very clean.91裸聊视频�

He started coming into Corky91裸聊视频檚 daily and Glenda got to know him better as the months went on.

He said he was from the Cayman Islands and he was married to a Canadian woman. They couldn91裸聊视频檛 fly back to the Cayman Islands because of COVID restrictions. Daryl said he started the very first Cactus Club, owned casinos all over the world, and was the owner of the Los Angeles Chargers football team and SoFi Stadium. He said he owned Google, MGM in Vegas, and recently bought Amazon.

But, if anyone googled his name, it would come up blank.

No one would find information on him because 91裸聊视频渉is security wipes everything,91裸聊视频� she recalled him saying to her.

91裸聊视频淗e said, 91裸聊视频榃e let people 91裸聊视频� like Elon Musk and Bill Gates 91裸聊视频� be the centre stage. The real wealth, it lies beneath them. The world thinks they are, but the real wealth, they stay away from the spotlight,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t was quite intriguing.91裸聊视频�

He would go into in-depth details about his stories, keeping everything consistent.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 not stupid. He91裸聊视频檚 actually very brilliant.91裸聊视频�

Daryl and Glenda became very good friends 91裸聊视频� he and his wife would hang out regularly with Glenda and her husband. Later, Glenda would even call Daryl her best friend.

About three to four months in, Daryl offered Glenda a chance to invest in hedge funds.

She started by giving him a few thousand dollars 91裸聊视频� it was her tip money, her 91裸聊视频渞ainy day91裸聊视频� money. Some of the money she invested was for herself, but most of it was for friends and family members. The plan was to leave the money for a year and then surprise those people later.

91裸聊视频淚 thought if I lose it, it91裸聊视频檚 not a big deal.91裸聊视频�

The beginning of the Foundation of Hope

More months passed when Daryl and Glenda started talking about doing good in the community and also in Ukraine and Germany, where Glenda91裸聊视频檚 two daughters live. They were going to help the homeless in Chilliwack, offer aid to Ukrainian grandmothers who had been abandoned, and help less-fortunate people in Germany.

She called it Foundation of Hope. Daryl, Glenda and others all put in money to launch it.

Daryl led her to believe everything was in the works as the months went on. But there were delays. Daryl decided to divorce his wife who was apparently stealing millions from him. Then his father died, and then his mom died.

He91裸聊视频檇 use local news stories and world headlines to his advantage, weaving them into his stories.

In November 2021, there were problems getting bank cards mailed out because roads were closed due to flooding and snow storms. He claimed the reason for other delays in starting up the two charities in Europe had to do with world events, like Russia invading Ukraine and an election in Germany.

It was just a coincidence that the two charities happened to be connected to countries making headlines.

91裸聊视频淭he universe fit beautifully,91裸聊视频� she said.

She kept investing and waiting, investing and waiting. Over the months, it ballooned from giving him a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.

91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檙e up and down with emotions because you91裸聊视频檙e like, 91裸聊视频楻eally? Another delay, another delay, another delay?91裸聊视频� And then you91裸聊视频檙e wondering if it91裸聊视频檚 true.91裸聊视频�

One day a friend messaged Glenda with a link to a about a convicted fraudster named Daryl Heiligsetzer. According to the Herald, Heiligsetzer went to prison in 2005 for committing a $1.5-million investment fraud, and then was out on parole in 2015 when he was alleged to have committed a similar scam, duping approximately 45 investors of more than $400,000.

She looked closely at the photo under the headline. It was an image of a younger Daryl.

Daryl Schmidt was Daryl Heiligsetzer.

91裸聊视频淔irst, I was relieved because it was true. For a year and a half, it was like this hope dangling and you91裸聊视频檙e never getting it.91裸聊视频�

Then she started wondering what the bigger picture was. What else was he planning on doing? Was he going to hack her bank accounts?

Glenda was paranoid for about two months as she put alerts on social insurance numbers and changed bank account numbers.

She went to RCMP, they opened up a file, but she claimed police said there wasn91裸聊视频檛 much they could do.

91裸聊视频淲丑补迟 can I do then?91裸聊视频� she recalled asking an officer. 91裸聊视频淗e said, 91裸聊视频榊ou can tell your story.91裸聊视频� So, here I am. I wrote the book.91裸聊视频�

Spinning on a Barstool is all about Daryl91裸聊视频檚 stories and Glenda91裸聊视频檚 ups and downs of waiting. Emails have been printed word for word in the book.

In the end, after being involved in a scam that lasted a year and a half, Glenda lost roughly $60,000.

She admits she had some dark thoughts.

91裸聊视频淲hen you hear of people being scammed big and they kill themselves, I get it. It91裸聊视频檚 got nothing to do with the money. It really comes down to complete and utter humiliation.

91裸聊视频淲hen a person falls for something like that, you (hear) all those voices of every insecurity you ever had in your life,91裸聊视频� she said, choking back tears. 91裸聊视频淵ou brought so much hope to people, to your kids, and you have to go and say, 91裸聊视频楴o, none of that91裸聊视频檚 happening.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

Insp. Jeff Bowerman confirmed Chilliwack RCMP did conduct an investigation into Glenda91裸聊视频檚 file.

91裸聊视频淎ny criminal fraud reported to the police is investigated,91裸聊视频� he stated in an email to The Chilliwack Progress. 91裸聊视频淭his investigation is currently closed and should new information be received can be re-opened.91裸聊视频�

He could not comment on the details of the investigation.

Spinning back to a good cause

Glenda says she wrote Spinning on a Barstool for a few reasons.

91裸聊视频淚 really wanted it in every pub and restaurant in all of B.C. and moving through Canada 91裸聊视频� so that people are aware that the person that91裸聊视频檚 sitting beside them could be Daryl.91裸聊视频�

He has also used the name Daryl Smythe, Glenda added.

Secondly, she91裸聊视频檚 hoping she can do some good with book sales by raising money for the three charities they had planned to start under Foundation of Hope.

Seventy per cent from each book purchase will go to Foundation of Hope while the other 30 per cent will help Glenda recoup her bad investment.

People can purchase Spinning on a Barstool by Glenda Toews for about $24 at various locations online. For more info, go to or email info@glendatoews.com.

The Chilliwack Progress attempted to contact Daryl via email and two phone numbers. There was no reply to the email, and one phone number was no longer in service. When the reporter called the second phone number and asked if she was speaking with Daryl, the man who answered said: 91裸聊视频淣o, sorry you91裸聊视频檝e got the wrong number. I think I91裸聊视频檝e got his old phone.91裸聊视频�

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