The Ladies Deposit Company Scandal: A Tale of Fraud

Lindsay and Madison discuss Sarah Howe’s Ladies’ Deposit Company, as well as why you should never accept tea and compliments from an older woman, that if it sounds too good to be true you should always throw money at it, and that fortune-telling guarantees you won’t be quarterless. Source material for this episode can be found at:  2012 Gizmodo article by Keith Veronese 2018 Neatorama article by Miss Cellania 2018 Mental Floss article by Alana Mohamed 2019 Mel Magazine article by Isabelle Kohn Wikipedia Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices