Scams from the 1800s
They feel quaint today: But in the spring of 1859, folks were concerned about another kind of hustle: A man who went by the name of A.V. Lamartine drifted from town to town in the Midwest pretending to attempt suicide. He would walk into a hotel according to newspaper accounts from Salem, Ore., to Richmond, Va., and other… Continue reading Scams from the 1800s