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Coffee With Jeff #112: “Count” Victor Lustig


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His name was Robert V. Miller but he called himself “Count” Victor Lustig. He sold a machine to duplicate money, robbed money from a bank, was caught, and talked his way out of charges, and then escaped from an escape-proof jail! He was called the smoothest con man in the world but most people know his as the man who sold the Eiffel Tower.

Show notes and links:

  • Victor Lustig (angelfire.com)
  • Victor Lustig and His Money Box Scams (awesomestories.com)
  • Nicky Arnstein – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
  • “Count” Victor Lustig, 1920s and 30s Con Man and Public Enemy w/ Jeff Maysh – A True Crime History Podcast (acast.com)
  • The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. | History (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Victor Lustig – Criminal – Biography.com (biography.com)
  • The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower (todayifoundout.com)
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