Chile post probes 'Santa fraud'
The postal service in Chile is investigating whether a woman cheated Santa Claus into giving her family more presents than they deserved.
Every year, the post office encourages poor children to write to Santa. Other Chileans then pick up a letter and send the child the requested gift.
The grandmother is accused of getting her family to send about 100 letters.
The alarm was raised after neighbours saw bicycles, blankets and even a TV, arriving at the woman's home.
She says she is the victim of gossip, and that she has given away some of the presents.
The woman told the Chilean newspaper La Tercera she was now too scared to leave her home.
"I can't sleep, we have been threatened, we are scared and the children have cried, saying we should return the gifts to put an end to this," she said.
The post office has said it will start legal action on Friday.
Every year, the post office encourages poor children to write to Santa. Other Chileans then pick up a letter and send the child the requested gift.
The grandmother is accused of getting her family to send about 100 letters.
The alarm was raised after neighbours saw bicycles, blankets and even a TV, arriving at the woman's home.
She says she is the victim of gossip, and that she has given away some of the presents.
The woman told the Chilean newspaper La Tercera she was now too scared to leave her home.
"I can't sleep, we have been threatened, we are scared and the children have cried, saying we should return the gifts to put an end to this," she said.
The post office has said it will start legal action on Friday.
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