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Victor Lustig
Victor Lustig (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Victor Lustig biography )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Biography of Victor Lustig )〕 was a con artist who undertook scams in various countries and became best known as "the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice."
==Early life==
Victor Lustig was born in Hostinne, Austria-Hungary, then known as Arnau, but soon headed West. He was a glib and charming con man, fluent in multiple languages. He established himself by working scams on the ocean liners steaming between the Atlantic ports of France and New York City.〔
One of Lustig's trademark cons involved a "money-printing machine". He would demonstrate the capability of the small box to clients, all the while lamenting that it took the device six hours to copy a $100 bill. The client, sensing huge profits, would buy the machines for a high price, usually over $30,000. Over the next twelve hours, the machine would produce two more $100 bills. After that, it produced only blank paper, as its supply of $100 bills became exhausted. By the time the clients realized that they had been scammed, Lustig was long gone. This type of scheme is also called the “money box” scheme.
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