The Scammer Who Sold The Eiffel Tower (Twice)

Victor Lustig: The Con Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (Twice)
The Scammer Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (Twice)
The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (Twice)

Who sold the Eiffel tower? What was the magic money box scam? Who really was Victor Lustig? And how did this fraudster get so rich? Well the story of this infamous con man / scam artist involves running a counterfeit banknote operation that was so big that it posed a serious risk to the entire economy, along with countless get rich quick schemes - including 'the magic money box' scam that could allegedly duplicate $100 bills (but really just conned his wealthy victims out of their money). Victor Lustig (or Robert Miller - or any of his other aliases) was a dangerous and successful con man - but most of all, he will be remembered as the man who sold the Eiffel tower. Twice. This is the crazy true story of how a broke petty thief became one of the most wanted men in the world. This is the story of Victor Lustig: The Con Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (Twice).

00:00 Victor Lustig Intro
00:49 Chapter 1: Rising Through The Ranks of Crime
05:49 Chapter 2: The Magic Money Box
11:05 Save Time & Money With Factor (Sponsor)
12:05 Chapter 3: Selling The Eiffel Tower Twice
16:32 Chapter 4: The Downfall of Victor Lustig

[MagnatesMedia]

Hey legends, thank you for a great year! I’m excited to share with you what’s to come from MagnatesMedia in 2023. - John

[Modenut]

If you manage to sell something like the Eiffel tower then you should get away with it. Put whoever bought it in prison.

[alexxxg]

Great job as always. Felt guilty watching your videos that took many long hours of research…so here you go.
Love the way you lay out these stories and your presentation is very well done. I feel like I’m watching 60 Minutes.
Bravo!

[_RedRightHand_]

Honestly, if you're this good at being a scam artists, I don't even dislike you. I just have respect.

[plexusissolaris]

How is there no movie about this man, it's amazing what he did. I can only imagine how this masterpiece of a story can be easily dramatized and released to public. Wow good job man, found your channel recently, your content is amazing! Keep up man.

[crakka]

I don’t understand how this channel doesn’t have a million + subscribers.. every video is a full blown short documentary and gets you interested in topics you never thought you’d even have interest in.

[MrYeast]

made them feel important, seemed professional and made them want to take the deal.
Than afterwards he made himself look vulnerable in order to seal everything. wow

[berrycade]

There is no way this man was real. The audacity of this man to scam a sheriff of 50 grand, get caught, and then proceed to pay him off with counterfeit money. And even after being imprisoned, he finds a way to escape and taunt the police.

[DazeWare]

Whenever I hear stories like these, it always makes me think about how successful they could of been if they used their skills legitimately

[Joseph-onnf]

Read about him in a few magazines and then read some books, I always love when I watch videos I know about, it's short and gives me a short reminder on the whole story.
Also just letting you know that I'm still here and still love your videos. Here's to a million subs.

[alfiebrepotra]

Wow! They should make a hollywood movie about this conman. Would be a massive hit!

[xPrxsk]

It seems like I found this channel at a perfect time. This man is more active than ever before 🙏🏼

[joshuakupa]

Serious sir, you are doing a phenomenal job. Well done!!!

[christophermac]

Victor is a genius! I love people like this. I am amazed every time I hear one of these amazing stories

[CustardAPPELE]

In India there's is a state name Bihar in which scammers sold school, bridge, hospital, police station, mobile tower and even entire pond

[dae]

It always amazes me how some of the biggest con artists are so intelligent. If only they could use their brains to do good they'd be unstoppable

[jagsmith]

Magnates you have been working hard. Thanks for the videos over the festive season. Shoutouts from 🇯🇲 cheers fam.👏

[barnacleboi]

Wow another great video about an amazing story. This channel does not disappoint. Love it.

[mdxgaming]

Honestly you’re so underrated (I know 656k is a lot but when I first watched one of your videos I thought you had at least 10 million)

[shubham_s]

Recently discovered the channel!!! Loving your content. Top notch editing! Keep up the good work brother🔥