Susanna Mildred Hill was an American confidence trickster who fooled potential suitors. In the 1940s, as a 60-year-old mother, but posing as a beautiful young woman in her twenties, she was able to convince hundreds of men to send numerous gifts to their "pen-pal". This confidence trick has since become known as the "Lonely Hearts Scam". See also Romance scam External links Museum of Hoaxes article American fraudsters 1880s births Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing