The letter was not written by a “96-year-old woman” and it wasn’t printed or covered in The New York Times. According to Scopes, it was written by Peter Wear, a columnist for the Courier Mail in Brisbane, Australia. The letter was not sent to a bank – it was written as a sarcastic humor story, inspired by the author’s check bouncing. It was written in January 1999. Since that time someone or several people rewrote it and tailored it to be a person in America. Here is the original : »

Si tu trouves la couverture du NYTimes qui la publie, je serai ravi de la voir.