How Frederick Emerson Peters Charmed the Rich and Naive

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His love for financial fraud may have been matched by his love of impersonation. Frederick Emerson Peters is regarded as one of America’s most infamous imposters. He posed as ordinary Americans, but also once pretended to be a Roosevelt -- actually, two different Roosevelts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Frederick Emerson Peters started his criminal career in 1902, and though he swindled a lot of people out of their money, his victims always had nice things to say about him.

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