I have a friend who resides in Danville, CA. He has his own business and was doing a construction job in Nigeria. When he was ready to come to Canada to come see me, he was stopped by customs because he did not have a tax clearance certificate. His project paid him $240,000 US and the Nigerian government is saying he has to pay 10% tax on that. ($24,000) His belongings, money and passport have been seized and now he cannot leave the country. He apparently has been charged with tax evasion among other charges. I met this man on the Internet on a dating site and have been corresponding through email, chat, phone. I need to know if this man is real or am I being scammed. He says has no money and has asked me for monetary help and is apparently staying with one of his worker friends. His name isXXXXX