Posts Tagged ‘Adam Hoffman’

Yesterday, the History Junkie brought you the story of Adam Hoffman and the Gold Brick Scam of 1890.  Now let’s fast forward seven years later to October 1897. If you remember, Adam Hoffman was a wealthy local, Albion, Indiana, merchant.  He also owned several farms on which he rented tenant housing.  One such renter was [...]

Gold Brick Scam of Yesteryear

November 22, 2010

A few weeks back, the History Junkie watched a piece on “60 Minutes” about our elderly being scammed from phone banks in Costa Rica.  What?  Seriously?  Has it really come to this?  So sad to see that our modern “confidence men” rely, almost exclusively, on the low hanging fruit.  Not only do they target grandma, [...]

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