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Ridiculous Crime

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The Rise and Fall of Sarah Howe

In 1878, Sarah Howe set up a bank for single ladies. She told everyone it was a Quaker charity. 1200 people fell victim to the scam and she conned them out of about $500,000. It took two years for her scam to go pop. And 1880, a local paper broke a story that led to her conviction.

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