Snake oil and swindle: Part 2. Smith Brown
May 03, 2020•23 min
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Episode description
Ex-convict Smith Brown used a heart-shaped wooden matchbox and one simple trick to fool 1800s Melburnians into handing over their savings, making him one of old Melbourne’s craftiest conmen.
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