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Barnum Was Right Free Stock Scheme Ends in Fraud
Henry Surinach, a former Spanish army lieutenant, ran a scheme promising five hundred dollars in stock to parents of newborns for five dollars. He used a forged charity premise and letters from a non existent company to solicit funds. The New York Attorney General halted him with an injunction and restitution, while Surinach returned to selling groceries.
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National Birth List Co
World's Promotional Enterprises Co
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General Motors Corp
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World Promotional Enterprises Co