In the 1920s, Victor Lustig twice sold the Eiffel Tower to scrap dealers. The crook “Count Lustig’ even cheated Al Capone after inventing a bank note duplicating machine.
Eric Yung, former police officer and journalist, author of “Legendary scams and other stories of clever delinquency” (Editions Le Cherche-Midi) The story will be featured in the second episode of the 24th series of "This Is Life with Christophe Hondelatte" on March 17, 2024.