Victor Lustig: The Man Who Conned the World

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ount Victor Lustig is considered to be the greatest con-artist for the biggest as well as bravest scam ever pulled. With a career as a criminal which had started from a young age his latest scheme shook the world as he managed to sell the Eiffel Tower of Paris not once, but twice. Victor Lustig, the genius born in a small town in Austro-Hungary, had a hypnotic charm, knew five languages ​​, and was the biggest fraud in history. He used to cheat rich tourists, using only his charisma. The finest con-artist I'm A Celeb's Nigel Farage is accused of 'destroying the economy' as he goes head-to-head with Fred Sirieix in ANOTHER furious row over Brexit As with most offenders, it was greed that ruined him. Lustig managed to break the law until September 28, 1935. That evening, FBI agent G. K Fireston gave his colleague Fred Gruber the signal. The two got in the car and hunted the count down nine streets. Eventually, the federal agents pulled out their weapons. The scam was sprouted. According to the Pittsburg Post-Gazette. Victor Lustig was arrested and a New York judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison. He died two years later in Alcatraz Prison due to pneumonia. The “Count” Victor Lustig (at right) leaves for Alcatraz (Courtesy of Jeff Maysh) from 1935 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Lustig had an almost hypnotic charm, and was described by one FBI agent as “the smoothest conman that ever lived”. He used 47 different aliases, carried dozens of fake passports and spoke five languages fluently. To some of his female victims he was the charming German aristocrat Baron von Kessler, while investors who met him in London’s Ritz hotel he was Andre Duple, a Parisian impresario putting on a West End show. He needed a lot of money because in 1919 Lustig married an innocent Kansas girl and started a family. He also began a long-term affair with a millionaire madame in New York named Billie Mae Scheible. (More on her later.) Lustig had one other weakness, and it was his passion for the ladies. He was known for being a ladies’ man and had his own mistress named Billy May. Chris Brown denies he is antisemitic in any 'way, shape or form' after being criticized for dancing to new single Vultures with Kanye West in DubaiAmanda Holden looks stunning in a sexy gold slip as she playfully blows bubbles from a bath during her latest festive TV advert How Terry Venables' biggest regret was... turning down Strictly Come Dancing! El Tel revealed he had to say no due to hip problem Lottie Tomlinson poses in a skimpy brown bikini in Abu Dhabi as her trip comes to a close and she heads to America Ant and Dec urge I'm A Celeb fans to create more 'chaos' in the Jungle by hinting who viewers should vote for as Camp Leader These sets of instructions were something Lustig learned over time with his experience performing a scam, being a sharp mind he knew how to handle certain situations and people. Instructions that would let him pull off one of the wildest scams in history were –

Busted: Lustig, who criss-crossed between the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe throughout his life, was finally arrested in 1935 after a jilted mistress went to the police. Pctured, in the 1930s Born in 1890 in a wealthy family from the Bohemian region (former Austria-Hungary), Victor Lustig studied rather brilliantly. But work do not interest him, and the young man prefers to use his intelligence for a much more lucrative activity: swindling. The Crown is accused of 'reinforcing negative stereotypes' about public schools with its unflattering depiction of Charles, William and Harry's educationChris Evans' wife Alba Baptista shows her diamond wedding rings for first time since couple secretly married Strictly Come Dancing star Amanda Abbington shows off her dramatic hair transformation just weeks after she quit the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing 2023 results: Angela Scanlon is the ninth star to leave the show after facing Layton Williams for a place in the quarter final Lana Del Rey promotes appearance in the upcoming holiday special Christmas At Graceland:'I just know you're gonna have the best time' Built for the 1889 Paris Exposition, the tower was intended to stand for only 20 years. When Lustig showed up in the City of Light it was 36 years old and a rusting eyesore. Incredible as it sounds now, many Parisians wanted it gone.