Can you believe someone sold the Eiffel Tower? Meet Victor Lustig, the con artist who pulled off this daring heist in 1925. In this video, you’ll learn the story behind Lustig’s grand scheme and the audacious sale of France’s iconic monument. Learn how he convinced scrap metal dealers with forged documents and secret meetings at the luxurious Hôtel de Crillon. Find out why his victim, André Poisson, didn’t report the scam and how Lustig’s nerve led him to try it again!
00:00 intro
00:16 Quiz
00:43 Eiffel Tower, the most visited paid monument in the world
00:57 Victor Lustig arrives in Paris with a devious scheme
01:06 The Eiffel Tower’s unpopularity among Parisians
01:15 Victor Lustig’s con - selling the Eiffel Tower
01:27 The meeting at the prestigious Hôtel de Crillon
01:46 André Poisson - the victim
02:05 Poisson’s gullibility and Victor Lustig’s flight to Austria
02:15 Lustig’s hiatus in Austria
02:22 Lustig’s second daring attempt
02:33 The thief’s 40th day …
02:40 Victor Lustig’s flight to the US and incarceration
02:55 Outro
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