Sarah Howe | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1826 |
| Died | January 26, 1892 (aged 65–66; uncertain) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston |
| Occupation(s) | Fraudster, fortune teller |
| Known for | Ponzi schemes, including Ladies' Deposit Company of Boston |
| Spouse(s) |
Florimund L. Howe (m. 1852)(and possibly two earlier marriages) |
Sarah Emily Howe (c. 1826 – January 26, 1892) was an American fraudster who operated several Ponzi schemes—although her schemes predated namesake Charles Ponzi by several decades—in the 1870s and 1880s. Her most well-known deception was the Ladies' Deposit Company of Boston. Howe was arrested in 1880 and imprisoned for three years for fraud. Upon her release, she repeated similar frauds until she was arrested again in 1888.