A 1927 classified ad reading: MAN . R—U—THE MAN? SAY. FELLOWS, YOU CLAIM TO BE LOOKING A GENUINE POSITION AND HAVE SAID WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU COULD GET IN TOUCH WITH ONE. NOW. THEN, HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. I SAY IT AND YOU QUESTION MY VERACITY, SO THE WAY TO SETTLE. THINGS IS | FOR YOU TO COME IN AND I WILL PROVE OUR CASE. THIS 1S AN ABSOLUTELY BONA FIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BECOME IDENTIFIED WITH A CLEAN, PROGRESSIVE. LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT. FOR INTERVIEW, . BOX 26-F, KNICKERBOCKER PRESS.
Hey, turns out employment ad scams are nothing new. Here's a beauty from 1927 that I'm absolutely certain was a totally legitimate opportunity and probably neither murder nor multi-level marketing:
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