He Sold the Eiffel Tower. Then He Sold It Again.
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Discover the incredible true story of the con man who sold the Eiffel Tower—twice. Learn how Victor Lustig pulled off one of the most audacious scams in history. Chapters: 00:00 He sold the Eiffel Tower 00:12 Nobody was looking for a thief 00:24 Two questions 00:36 It was meant to come down 00:48 He had done this before 01:00 He read it in the paper 01:12 The stationery 01:24 The five moves 01:36 He wrote the rules down 01:48 He picked the outsider 02:00 The bribe that proved it 02:12 Vienna, same week 02:24 Nothing was ever printed 02:36 What he would have had to say 02:48 So he came back 03:00 The second one talked 03:12 He tried it on Capone 03:24 Bedsheets, and Alcatraz 03:36 He told them he was a window cleaner 03:48 Apprentice salesman 04:00 Shame is the better lock Sources & further reading: • The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower — https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-sold-the-eiffel-tower-106952501/ • Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower — https://www.history.com/news/victor-lustig-eiffel-tower-scam • The Eiffel Tower Scam — https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/eiffel-tower-scam • Victor Lustig — https://www.biography.com/crime/victor-lustig • FBI Records: Victor Lustig — https://vault.fbi.gov/Victor%20Lustig • Official Eiffel Tower Website — https://www.toureiffel.paris/en
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He Sold the Eiffel Tower. Then He Sold It Again.
