“ YOU OLD FOOL!”
BARONET SWINDLED
LONDON, June, 6, The London “Daily -Mail” discloses a fraud by means of which swindlers got £IO,OOO from a baronet engaged in business in North oV England. Tito baronet opened a letter front
Canada addressed to Ids recently deceased brother Thomas, in which the —writer recounted the discovery of a remarkably rich gold-mine, in which . il'hoinas was entitled to a share on account of his partnership with the writer of the letter. The writer enjoined the utmost secrecy, in order to enable the discoverers to peg out as many cluiins as possible. The baronet, as Thomas’s executor, replied that he was visiting America. He met one of the swindlers in Now York, and the latter produced samples of gold. The baronet parted *witli £IO,OOO for development and received a letter on the following day: “You liot-headed old fool; you are not the first who has been done by a gold strike gag.” The gang unsuccessfully tried to dupe other KugTTsh business men. i- Their method is to address a letter to a deceased person, explaining that a fortune is awaiting, in expeettaion that relatives or executors will take the bait.
OBITUARY*. LONDON. -Tune 16. OBitlll'ty—oo°rpo YYalton, Cricketer,
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1924, Page 3
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