He Sold the Eiffel Tower for Scrap. Twice.
In 1925, a smooth-talking con man named Victor Lustig pulled off one of the most unbelievable scams in history: he convinced a French scrap-metal dealer that the Eiffel Tower was about to be demolished and could be purchased for scrap. Even more astonishing, historical accounts say Lustig later repeated the same scheme. The Man Behind … Read more