Claim: Helmut Fritz inherited a 300-million Deutsche mark fortune after the gore death of his great grand-uncle and left his parents penniless after buying a second-hand Vespa.
Evidence: In 1998, Helmut's great grand-uncle, Baron Titten von Fritz, died gored and trampled by wild boar while game hunting. Helmut became the only heir to a 300-million Deutsche mark fortune. Rich but stingy, he bought a second-hand Vespa, gave his parents some money, and left Germany.