The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice.. #eiffeltower #shorts

How Victor Lustig pulled off the greatest Eiffel Tower scam in history. Learn how a con artist convinced scrap dealers that the French government was selling the iron landmark for parts in 1925. This breakdown covers the specific psychological tricks and forged documents Lustig used to execute his daring fraud. He got away with it. So he tried it again. This is the true story of the con man history still calls one of the greatest of the 20th century, told through the facts on record. Sources and further reading: All That's Interesting, Victor Lustig's full biography and cons: https://allthatsinteresting.com/victor-lustig Mental Floss, "Smooth Operator: How Con Man Count Victor Lustig Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice": https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12809/smooth-operator-how-victor-lustig-sold-eiffel-tower The Hustle, "The con man who sold the Eiffel Tower — twice": https://thehustle.co/originals/the-con-man-who-sold-the-eiffel-tower-twice-1 Timestamps: 0:00 The man who sold it twice 0:15 The setup 0:35 The bribe 0:50 He tries it again