The Con Man Who "Sold" the Eiffel Tower for Scrap Metal

The article recounts the infamous story of Victor Lustig, who in 1925 gathered scrap metal dealers in Paris and convinced them the state was secretly selling the Eiffel Tower, successfully defrauding a buyer.

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n1-bihSerbian13d ago

Zvuči poznato: Prodao je Eiffelov toranj u staro željezo, a kupac ga nikada nije prijavio policiji jer se stidio

Victor Lustig je 1925. u Parizu okupio pet trgovaca starim željezom i rekao im da država tajno prodaje Eiffelov toranj, jer je preskup za održavanje.

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The Con Man Who "Sold" the Eiffel Tower for Scrap Metal

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Zvuči poznato: Prodao je Eiffelov toranj u staro željezo, a kupac ga nikada nije prijavio policiji jer se stidio

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