Scams from the 1800s
Schneier on Security 2016-04-12
Summary:
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...
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