New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-08
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NTERPRISES-FRAUDS.
THE tribune is constantly receiving from
readers in various parts OF the country letters sent 10
them by persons pretending to have counterfeit money
70 sell The swndlers have been thoroughly exposed,
again and again. that but few persons can possibly re-
main so ignorant as be duped by them 1t Is said by
detectives who are probably informed upon the subject
that the game has become much less profitable than IL
was Judging from the reports rendered to THE TRIBUNE,
the following so-caled firms still sending out large
numbers OF circulars: Daniel Elliott & Co., No. 100
| Broadway; Thomas Bailey Co.. Commission
Brokers'" No AZ Liberty-st; Day & WALLACE, No l43
Fultonst. Samuel ]. Hale No 81 Parkrow !;
f. Monro Clay No. 1871 Broadway; Daniel II. Kappock,
No. IS Libertyst also, No. Ann-st. The last-named
appears to scattered his circulars broadcast
they are returned from every part OF the country Tar
and near The various offers are all couched in about
the same terms and well calculated to deceive unin-
formed persons.
Howard l.. Jones Son OF No. 1oi Broadway" ap-
pear TO have struck out in path, having Issued
large numbers Of circulars containing the following
statement and Offering to furnish quantities Of bills as
may be ordered
"when Conge. authorized present Of renbaks the
vImanshp which the whole amount Of authorized by
whole bad been printed the plates 100 in number
sSy e taS mJ 5s Y ia, the Tt's from which
The and dollar bills had been printed we're not de.'s no"
sno9 e 1Tos that The PIs, % Bo. egt '' "'
eli J. Worth Of No. Broadway" claims to be able to
send tickets that to draw prizes in the Havana
Lottery, with which he pretends TO have been long
connected. He sends short letters, which are ap
parenty written by women clerks promising
| that "if 81, the price OF ticket" be sent
him. so that he may account for the ticket as being re-
ally Sold" he will return which will draw IA hahd
some prizep or oil the swnders this one alone seems
willing TO have letters sent TO him through the Postor
fee The Others almost without exception direct That re-
mittances be sent to them by Adams EXpIess Usually
those to whom the circulars are sent arc eau
toned against stopping to talk with any one IN the
street in case they should to visit the ONCE OF the
senders This Injunction has been found necessary to
prevent the victims from being intercepted by those
who lie in wait about the doors OF the Offices.
Nine times I'm ten person approaching such places I'M
der the deusiOn that he can obtain counterfeit money
there is detected by these outside sharpers from his
skulkng and rural appearance They acc0st MN, ana
pretend TO be officers and backma him, OF claim to DO
in the counterfeit money business, but to have been
routed by the police In either case they almost inyar-
able fleece the victim OF all his money ana VauaDes,
and then scare MN so nat ne Is Sau 10 ea'e to"h do
A innocent correspondent addresses THE TRIBUNE
from TreZeyant County, Tennessee stating that he saw
somewhere. last year. an ADVERTISEMENT In when IL vas
announced that "gold watches diamonds and other
iewelry he drawn for ut % cents ticket, and
every ticket draw drze of some character ana hat,
while he has forgotten what the address Of the adyer
tisers was Dcgs he informed whether there is any
such thing ia the City OF New-YOrk or NOT,
and, If So "whcthcr it is swindel or not" He
generously adds, Il can over accommodate you that
nutch viii Take apleasure in doing So" Reciprocal
TINS kindly proer is proper to inform this inquirer
that there a great such thing" in the CITY
OF New York that they are all cases swindles, and
that they simply another form Of the notorious
" Doodle game"
Very often the eift enterprise people claim TO be In
dorsed by respectable NcwYOrk journals, giving what
purpOrt to be extracts from their columns The CORES
pOuent, whose letter is given below, appears to have
been taken in through his faith in bogus printed e1-
tracts:
10 The Editor Of The TribvnS
Induced BY the high ctnmenlons bestowed the New
York Cash Compny by Tie Times TRBCSE and other papers,
sent t. Clark in the big inning Of March LAST, for
diamond PIN valued at 49, but as
10 article
Of according 10 their directions III 49, ami
requested Gne goi watch" Of similar value, by
tn have heard nothing from them,
oagh twice; inquire the de-
to did saIsfactoy
from send Of the facts to for pub
cation that self and the public gen
ery judge whether the sboyenamei institution WORTHY Of credit
ami confle not
ncl0se and address.
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