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From the man who sold the Eiffel Tower to the ex-cop who enlisted Mormons and mobsters to steal millions from McDonald's, learn the unbelievable stories of history's biggest conmen.
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Eduardo de Valfierno (1850–1931): Argentine con man who posed as a marqués and allegedly masterminded the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. Lord Gordon Gordon (1840–1874): British man who defrauded $1 million from Jay Gould, who was fighting for control of the Erie Railroad.
19 mar 2023 · Here are 20 of the most notorious con artists over the whole course of human history listed in no particular order: 20. William Chaloner. William Chaloner was an English counterfeiter in a time when counterfeiting was a crime that could result in capital punishment.
A collection of the world's most famous con artists, scammers, swindlers, and grifters.
15 lut 2018 · Joseph Lewis (aka Hungry Joe) was a prolific swindler who was active in late 19th-century New York. His con of choice involved enticing rich marks into fixed matches of bunco, a popular parlor game of the time. Lewis was so successful that he earned the moniker “king of the Bunco Men.”
28 lut 2022 · There's an old saying that crime doesn't pay, but history is filled with ridiculously adept con artists who proved time and time again that sometimes, it does.
18 lut 2024 · Yepoka Yeebo examines how one of the greatest scam artists of all time used Ghana’s colonial past to get rich.
