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Show CHAIN LETTERS ARE CONSIDERED FRAUD Mailing of endless chain letters let-ters in solicitation of defense savings sav-ings stamps is a violation of the postal fraud and lottery statutes, Postmaster Earl T. James announces. an-nounces. Persons mailing chain letters are liable to prosecution for fraud. Fraud orders issued a-gainst a-gainst anyone mailing a chain letter prohibits delivery of any mail to the person named in the order. ... The U. S. post office department depart-ment warns that chain letters are still flooding the country. Public notice is given through newspapers news-papers to warn all of the illegality illegal-ity of the chain letter scheme. - |