The Man Who Stopped the Eiffel Tower

In 1925, a con artist named Victor Lustig pulled off one of the most daring scams in history—he "sold" the Eiffel Tower! Pretending to be a government official, he convinced scrap metal dealers that the famous landmark was being dismantled and tricked one of them into paying a fortune for the contract. Astonishingly, he got away with it and even tried the scam a second time!

What’s the boldest scam you’ve ever heard of?

omg that's wild! 😲 victor was like the ultimate hustler lol. reminds me of that guy who sold the brooklyn bridge! scams were on a whole other level back then!