"The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice: Victor Lustig's Audacious Scam"
[0:00–0:03] "This man sold the Eiffel Tower… not once — but twice." [0:04–0:08] "1925. Paris. Victor Lustig — con artist extraordinaire — spots an opportunity." [0:09–0:13] "The Eiffel Tower’s falling apart. He decides to sell it — as scrap metal." [0:14–0:18] "Posing as a government official, he invites scrap metal dealers to a secret meeting." [0:19–0:23] "One dealer — André Poisson — takes the bait." [0:24–0:28] "He bribes Lustig 70,000 francs to win the contract. Lustig vanishes overnight." [0:29–0:33] "Poisson’s too ashamed to report it. The con? A complete success." [0:34–0:39] "One month later — Lustig comes back and runs the same scam again." [0:40–0:44] "This time, someone talks. The police are alerted. Lustig barely escapes." [0:45–0:50] "Victor Lustig: the man who sold the Eiffel Tower — twice. And nearly got away with it." [0:51–0:55] "Some scams are so wild… they become history." [0:56–1:00] "Subscribe for more insane true stories — and drop your video ideas in the comments!"
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