Morrison arrived at Wetumka in 1950 claiming to be an advance public-relations man for the Bohn's United Circus, which was supposedly coming to town.
He promised great opportunities in the form of tourism and the local purchase of circus supplies.
The merchants of the town stocked their storage spaces in expectation of increased sales.
Morrison collected all money in cash and, after two weeks, he left.
[4] Farrar Straus Giroux published the children's book The Flim-Flam Man in 1998 based on the Morrison's scam.