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  1. EnolaGaia

    'Count' Victor Lustig (?): The 'Smoothest Con Man That Ever Lived'

    Count Victor Lustig may or may not have been the real birth name of a reknowned early 20th century con artist and fraudster who, among other things, scammed Al Capone, 'sold' the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal (twice!), conned a sheriff, and produced such a quantity and quality of counterfeit $100...
    • EnolaGaia
    • Thread
    • conmen cons counterfeiting frauds scams & scammers victor lustig
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Fortean Crime
  2. T

    Frauds, Scams & Cons (General; Miscellaneous)

    This is a strange one. A very strange one I should have said.
    • TheQuixote
    • Thread
    • confidence schemes conmen cons crime & criminals deception fraud fraud & fraudsters frauds grifting hustling scams & scammers stings tricksters
    • Replies: 1,321
    • Forum: Fortean Crime
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