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Title: The grafters of America, who they are and how they work
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Wooldridge, Clifton R(odman), 1854- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Monarch book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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by his own selfish interest to sell yousomething which, in many cases, he himself would notbuy. He may offer you a good thing, but it is up to youto find it out. In most cases, an intelligent investigation will promptyou to let alluring offers of great wealth for little moneyseverely alone. The observation of the common-senserules outlined above will save investors bitter disappoint-ments and heavy losses. THE DUTIES OF THE GOVERNMENT. Inadequacy of the protection afforded the public atpresent. Fraud orders. Swindlers are bold. Punish-ment by fine a satire. The inexhaustible corruption fund. That crime of so despicable a type as the cowardly rob-bery of the poor through the United States mails shouldflourish as do the schemes at present overrunning thewhole country is a sad commentary on our laws and themachinery of the government for their enforcement. Aclose observer will readily discover several reasons why,in the face of a federal statute prohibiting the use of OF A DETECTIVE 135
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COmpAn 00 HOW MUCH LONGER WILL HE SLEEP* 136 THE ADVENTURES AND WORK the mails to further a scheme, it is less dangerous andmore profitable to violate this law than it would be tocommit highway robbery or burglary in violation of astate statute. Here are a few of the reasons why there are so manysuccessful schemes operated at present: Inadequacy of the force of postoffice inspectors.(About two to each million of population.) Inadequacy of punishment, usually a fine rangingfrom $100 to $1,000 with an occasional jail sentence. The opportunity to steal a fortune with a minimumrisk of conviction and punishment is a strong incentiveto the faker to openly ply his vocation. It is the duty of the Government when a fraudulentscheme is launched to make such an examination intothe character of its promoters and its methods as wouldjustify its being declared fraudulent, and its mail beingstopped before it gets returns sufficient to repay the pro-moters the original outlay for advertising and stat

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