Show Split Get A Goose Egg Would you OU like to get in on a deal dealto dealto dealto to get third one-third of Everyone would like to have the money moner so the main question is Would you fall for the old Spanish swindle Post Office Inspector J J. J G. G Hall re reported reported reported re- re ported that recently many letters from Mexican swindlers had been received by business and professional men In Birmingham Birmingham ingham and surrounding towns The letters mailed In Mexico begin by asking the addressee if he would be interested In doing a big favor and helping out the mans man's daughter Next the letter writer cites a hardluck hardluck hard hard- luck story of being in debtors prison I have hav In American currency locked up In a trunk which Is in a customhouse in the United States the swindler writes That is where the person who gets the letter comes In The senor needs money to get out of debtors prison because an embargo has been placed upon his suitcases one of which contains the key to the treasure treasure treasure treas I ure trunk The prisoner even explains his ability to send the letter by saying toe he is teaching In the prison school The name and address of a friend is given to re receive receive reo re- all communications Postmaster Green Oreen said these letters were turned over to department headquarters headquarters head head- quarters where fraud orders would be Issued against the Mexican addressed After the fraud orders are Issued no mall can be sent to that address from the United States Neither will money orders be certified to those persons Describing the initial message as the on come letter Mr Green said the I I I entire extent of the swindle was unde unde- He lIe said The victim would I I be induced to put up a sizeable sum of money for some purpose if the I correspondence were continued i This same fame fraud letter breaks out every in a while Mr Green Orten commented com com- In the past month or so It has been very prevalent through this part of the country Exactly how the swindlers happen to I send the letter r to the persons addressed address address- ed Is not known It Is thought they have I obtained an address list while in the i United States Any person who receives a letter of this type is urged to send it to the post office Inspector or give It to their local postmaster |